Early days of settlement |
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| Title : | Early days of settlement |
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| Source : | Adelaide observer, 21 July 1894, p. 31 | ||
| Date of creation : | 1894 | ||
| Format : | Newspaper | ||
| Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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| Description : |
An eyewitness account of the state of one of the village settlements in its early stages. The article states that the settlers are happy and hopeful. The South Australian government established the provisions for the founding of communal settlements, known as village settlements, in a part of the Crown Lands Amendment Act in 1893. Thirteen village settlements were eventually founded in South Australia. Of these, eleven were on the River Murray. |
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| Coverage year : | 1894 | |
| Period : | 1884-1913 | |
| Place : | Holder | |
| Region : | Riverland and Murraylands | |
| Further reading : | Mack, David. The village settlements on the River Murray in South Australia, 1894-1909: a chronicle of communal life and hardship, [Somerton, SA: DB Mack, 1994] Mack, David. Irrigation settlement: some historic aspects in South Australia on the River Murray 1838-1978, [Cobdogla, SA: Cobdogla Steam Friends Society, [2003] |
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