FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

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Irrigation is Vital Job for Australia

The Hume Dam provides water for valuable crops in three states.
Series : Australian Diary | Episode : 82 | Year : 1955 | Total Duration : 3 Minutes | Producer : Jack S Allan
Pan reservoir. Hume dam, irrigation canals. Farmer operating taps and water sprays and irrigation channels. Hand picking oranges. Horse drawn plough digging up peas, men working throwing plants onto tractor. Tractor spraying insecticide. Picking & packing cherries by hand. Picking grapes & peaches.
Access No. 43376 | 3 mins 2 secs | 1950s | Hume Weir, Vic, NSW, Australia | © NFSA | B&W |