Irrigation Record
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]
History
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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]
Availability
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]
See also
- List of newspapers in Australia
- List of newspapers in New South Wales
- The Murrumbidgee Irrigator - newspaper published in Leeton from 1915 onwards
References
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External links
- Irrigation Record 1913-1917 at Trove digitised newspapers and more
- Western Riverina Libraries
