P007247
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2023-07-19
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Ken McInnes
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2024-07-11
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Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission [I]
State of New South Wales
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20 April 1916
31 May 1949
Start Place
New South Wales, Australia
End Place
New South Wales, Australia
The Irrigation (Amendment) Act, 1916, (Act No.22 1916) which received assent on 20 April 1916, replaced the Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation with the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission consisting of the Minister for Agriculture (Chairman) and two other Commissioners.
The work of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission included:
(a) River gauging, and the investigation of proposed water conservation and irrigation schemes;
(b) Construction, maintenance and control of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area, the Coomealla Irrigation Area, the Hay Irrigation Area, and the Wentworth Irrigation Area;
(c) Overseeing water conservation works constructed by the State, but administered by Local Trusts;
(d) Construction and maintenance of water conservation works provided as National Works by the state;
(e) Control of artesian and shallow boring;
(f) Licensing of private works for stock and domestic water supply, irrigation, and other purposes:
(g) Provision of businesses such as abattoirs, agricultural nurseries, and supply stores;
(h) Provision of public utilities such as domestic water supply, electricity supply, a sanitary department, plus live stock for settlers;
(i) Managing Public Accommodation Houses until 1925;
(j) authorising granting leases including Irrigation Farm Leases, Irrigation Act Leases, Farm Land Leases, Permissive Occupancy Leases, Town Land Leases, Non-Irrigable Land Leases (also known as Dry Area Leases);
(k) organising land purchases and lease conversions to freehold title from 1924;
( l) Controlling and managing Soldier Settlement on Irrigation areas.
Commissioner for Water Conservation and Irrigation, State of New South Wales (1913 - 1916)
Dare, Henry Harvey (1867 - 1949)
Commissioner 1916 - 1935
Commonwealth Citrus Research Station, Griffith NSW, Commonwealth Institute of Science and Industry (1924 - 1927)
1924 - 1926
State of New South Wales (1901 - )
'Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission [I]', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology
Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission [I]
Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation
Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation