AN IMPRESSIVE VIEW OF THE HUME WEIR.— The immense Hume Weir, near the border of New South Wales and Victoria, which, it is expected, will be completed at the end of next month. The waters impounded are to be used for irrigation purposes, guarding the Riverina and Victorian wheat areas against drought. The construction of the works has taken nearly fifteen years and has cost m ore than five million Bounds,
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 107, 8 May 1934, Page 10
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71AN IMPRESSIVE VIEW OF THE HUME WEIR.—The immense Hume Weir, near the border of New South Wales and Victoria, which, it is expected, will be completed at the end of next month. The waters impounded are to be used for irrigation purposes, guarding the Riverina and Victorian wheat areas against drought. The construction of the works has taken nearly fifteen years and has cost more than five million Bounds, Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 107, 8 May 1934, Page 10
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