Irrigation became a serious question in Tasmania during the dry years of the early 1840s, when engineers including Captain Arthur Cotton and the explorer Count Paul Strzelecki advised Lieutenant-Governor Sir John Franklin on its importance to the colony's future. Schemes for the Derwent and Clyde valleys followed over the decades that came after: William Shoobridge championed irrigation and state water control in the Derwent Valley from the 1860s, while the Clyde Water Act of 1898, driven partly by engineer Alfred Mault, secured drinking water for Bothwell.
The 20th century brought larger state-run projects, from the Hydro-Electric Commission's water control in 1930 through to large-scale irrigation schemes at Cressy-Longford, the South-East, and Winnaleah. Margaret Mason-Cox traces this history in Lifeblood of a Colony, published in 1994 by the Rivers and Water Supply Commission.
Also see our listing for The History of the Early Water Supply of Hobart - the first 100 years, 1804-1904.
Many more of our Tasmanian titles are yet to be listed online - see our full catalogues at justtassiebooks.com/catalogues.html.
BOOK DETAILS
- Hardcover with dustjacket.
- Published 1994 by the Rivers and Water Supply Commission, Hobart.
- 202 pages, indexed.
CONDITION
Used, generally very good condition. Please contact the bookshop if you'd like additional photos or a more detailed condition description before purchasing.
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