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Irrigation Turns Wilderness into Rich Farm Land

Arid land is turned into farm land with the introduction of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation System.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 8 | Year : 1947 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes |
Director : Jack S Allan |
Burrinjuck dam & Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, rivers, dam, woman laying irrigation channels, tractor ploughing. Fruit trees sprayed with water, orchards. Spraying water, fruit picking, including tomatoes, grapes, rice growing, horse drawn harvester, men sacks of grain, harvesting celery, sheep under large gum tree (1947)
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Access No. 43180 | 2 mins 54 secs | 1940s | Yass, NSW, Murrumbidgee River, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |
National Film and Sound Archive - Australia