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Agricultural Gazelle of N.S W. 



[Aug. 2, 1920. 



The Great 



Mur r umbidgee 

 Irrigation Scheme 



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Cheap 

 Land 



Fertile 

 Land 



Cheap 

 Water 



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Ample 

 Water 



No Bal- 

 loting 

 for Land 



Soils may be chosen suitable for the 



Orchardist, Vegetable Grower, Dairyman, Viticulturist, 



Poultryman, Pig Farmer, Fat-Iamb Raiser, 



Bee Farmer, General Farmer. 



LIBERAL AND PRACTICAL ASSISTANCE TO SETTLERS 

 ON THE EASIEST OF TERMS. 



Subject to such conditions as to security and terms of repay- 

 ment as the Commission may think fit to impose, Settlers may 

 obtain an advance or have payment of rent and water rates 

 suspended. Trees and Vines may be purchased from the 

 Commission 's Nursery — Specially selected Dairy Stock are obtain- 

 able — Pedigree Sires on liberal terms — Railway Concessions are 

 granted on New South Wales Railways. 



(Change of policy may require alteration of terms of Assistance.) 



SPECIAL ADVANTAGES. 



The whole scheme is administered by the State Government, 

 and the products carried to market on Government-owned railways. 



Instruction and demonstration in- Agricultural 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 pulping 

 plant have been established in connection with the scheme. 



Schools, Churches, Banks, and Stores are established. 



Information on every point; special pamphlets on Fruit Growing 

 and Poultry Farming are obtainable on application. 



Particulars retarding Irrigation Farms may be obtained from 



The WATER CONSERVATION and IRRIGATION COMMISSION. 

 Branch "C," Union House, 247 George-street, Sydney; 



The RESIDENT COMMISSIONER. 



Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. Leeton. 



