The Irrigation Record was a fortnightly newspaper published in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia from 15 February 1913 to 15 June 1917 by the NSW Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. [1] Its purpose was to educate new settlers of the fledgling Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), about agricultural methods, irrigation techniques, crops, stock and machinery. [2]
The first issue of the Irrigation Record for the dissemination of practical information among the farmers of the irrigation areas, has a significance of unusual interest to this State. It marks an epoch in the producing power of the country. It is an evidence that a large territory of highly fertile land is being rescued for the agriculturist and orchardist from the uncertainty of production always associated with a dependence on the ordinary rainfall.
J G Youll, editor of Irrigation Record, in the first issue of the newspaper on 15 February 1913 [2]
Leeton was the first town to be planned under the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area scheme. [3] The Irrigation Record commenced publication in 1913 and its stated aim was to educate the local residents about irrigation and farming. [2]
Articles covered developments in the area such as the establishment of the town including churches, [4] schools, [5] police stations [6] and the agricultural industry. [7] The editor of the Irrigation Record was Mr J G (John Gibson) Youll, later a Councillor of the Shire of Wade. Feature articles by Walter Burley Griffin about the planning of Leeton and Griffith were published in May and June 1915. [8] [9]
The last issue of the Irrigation Record was published on 15 June 1917. The economic constraints of World War I were cited in the penultimate edition as one reason for its closure, along with the belief that the journal had served its purpose to educate new settlers. [10]
The Irrigation Record was microfilmed by W. & F. Pascoe onto 1 reel of 35mm microfilm. The microfilm can be viewed at the State Library of New South Wales, [1] and the National Library of Australia. [11]
The project to digitise the Irrigation Record 1913–1917 was jointly funded by Griffith City Council, McWilliam's Wines and Murrumbidgee Irrigation Limited. [12] The newspaper is part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. [13] [14]
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