Half a million acres in the North-West Mallee get stock and domestic water supplies through the Millewa Channel system which draws water from the Murray River. 390 miles of channels are maintained by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission and 480 miles by property owners. The working of the whole system is explained in detail. Seventy townships and 120 properties in a low annual rainfall area are supplied by this vast irrigation system.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322215
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Agriculture - Victoria
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Irrigation - Australia
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Water in agriculture
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mallee (Vic.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Irrigation water
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Inland water transportation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)