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AgricuUural Gazette of N.S.W. 



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The Great 



Mur r umbidgee 

 Irrigation Scheme 



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Cheap 

 Land 



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Fertile 

 Land 



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Cheap 

 Water 



Ample 

 Water 



No Bal- 

 loting 

 for Land 



Soils may be ehosen suitable for the 



Orebanfist, VesolaUe Grower, Dairyman, V tfic t i Hur is I, 



Pooltryinan, Pig Farmer, Fat-tarab Raiser, 



Bee Fanner, General Farmer. 



TO SETTLERS 



LIBERAL AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE 

 ON THE EASIEST OF TERMS. 



Snbjeet to meh eonditiona as to sdenrity aixd t^ms of repaj- 

 ment as the Oommission ma7 think fit to impose, SetDers may 

 obtain an adTaaee or have payment of rent and water rates 

 suspended. Trees and Vines may be purchased from the 

 Commiasion's Nnrsery — Specially soleeted Dairy Stock are obtain- 

 able — Pe£gree Sins on liberal terms — RaUway Concessions are 

 granted on New South Wales Railways, 



(Cauutge of pcAey may require alteration of terms of Assistance.) 



SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. 



The whole scheme is administered by the State Cjoverinnent, 

 and the products carried to market on Qovemment-owneid raHways. 



Instruction and demonstration in Agricultond and Irrigation 

 methods always available free of cost to the settler by experts 

 employed by the State. 



The climate of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Areas is dry and 

 healthy — hot in summer, which makes it suitable for drying fruit. 



Water is supplied solely by gravitation (no pumping required) 

 at a remarkably cheap rate. 



Butter, Bacon, Cheese, and Canning Factories and a pnlj^g 

 plant have been established in connection with the scheme. 



Schools, Churches, Banks, and Stores are established. 



Information on every point; special pamphlets on Pmit Growing 

 and Poultry Farming are obtainable on application. 



ParUcolars regarding Irrigation Farms may be obtained from 



The WATER CONSERVATION and IRRIGATION COMMISSION. 



Branch "C," 89 Honter-street. Sydney ; 



The RESIDENT COMMISSIONER, 



Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission, Leeton. 



