Mallee - Part 1
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CONTENTS.
Page.
The Commission .. .. .. .. .. .. ii.
Members of Commission .. .. .. .. iii
The Report .. .. .. .. .. .. v-xvi.
Subjects—
Proceedings of Commission .. .. .. .. v
Area and description of Esperanza Mallee lands vi.
Settlement conditions in Esperanza Mallee district vi.
Rainfall .. .. .. .. .. .. viii.
Water Supply .. .. .. .. .. .. ix.
Crop Returns .. .. .. .. .. .. ix.
Agricultural Bank and Mallee District .. .. xii.
Occurrence of Salt in Esperanza soils .. .. xiii.
General observations .. .. .. .. .. xiv.
Recommendations .. .. .. .. .. xvi.
Acknowledgement of services .. .. .. xvi.
Report of Evidence .. .. .. .. .. 1-101
Witnesses—
Baird, William .. .. .. .. .. 18
Baker, William Edward Johnson .. .. .. 32
Bell, John Dodd .. .. .. .. .. 19
Berry, William Graham .. .. .. .. 36
Bow, Arthur .. .. .. .. .. .. 42
Bow, Frederick William .. .. .. .. 15
Bretag, John Carl .. .. .. .. .. 51
Brown, Cecil Leonard .. .. .. .. 10
Burton, William Robert .. .. .. .. 9
Canning, Alfred Weman .. .. .. .. 71
Carter, Joshua George .. .. .. .. 40
Cooke, Frank Vaughan .. .. .. .. 62
Daw, Francis James .. .. .. .. 46
Dean, Robert Henry .. .. .. .. 49
Delacca, Maurice .. .. .. .. .. 49
Douglas, Albert Ernest .. .. .. .. 58
Duff, James John .. .. .. .. .. 13
Duke, Charles .. .. .. .. .. 34
Dunn, Andrew .. .. .. .. .. 54
Edwards, Thomas .. .. .. .. .. 49
Freeman, William James Lorendar .. .. 23
Gibson, Henry .. .. .. .. .. 43
Gilmore, Frederick .. .. .. .. .. 35
Gollan, Donald Fraser .. .. .. .. 72
Goodliffe, John .. .. .. .. .. 48
Grigg, William Henry .. .. .. .. .. 32
Hall, John Alexander .. .. .. .. .. 74
Hannett, Benjamin .. .. .. .. .. 42
Hardman, William .. .. .. .. .. 10
Harrison, John Robert .. .. .. .. 30
Heenan, Michael Joseph .. .. .. .. 45
Henchman, Thomas Crosbrough .. .. .. 27
Hewby, Arthur George .. .. .. .. 64
Holman, Edwin .. .. .. .. .. 26,85
Honner, Robert Francis .. .. .. .. 21
Hughes, William Edward .. .. .. .. 47
Irvine, George .. .. .. .. .. .. 39
Jenkins, Henry Joseph .. .. .. .. 33
Johns, Richard Benjamin .. .. .. .. 53
Johnson, Caroline .. .. .. .. .. 38
Jukes, James Vaughan .. .. .. .. 12
Kingsmill, William Dames .. .. .. .. 47
Kirsch, John .. .. .. .. .. .. 42
Lewis, James .. .. .. .. .. .. 3
Machen, Lionel Dighton .. .. .. .. 27
Mann, Edward Alexander .. .. .. .. 86,91
McCarthy, Edward James .. .. .. .. 45
Moore, Egbert Athelstane .. .. .. .. 43
Nener, Cephas William .. .. .. .. 12
O'Brien, Percy Vincent .. .. .. .. 69,93
Orr, Thomas Russell .. .. .. .. 48
Ottrey, Frederick William .. .. .. .. 26
Paterson, John Waugh .. .. .. .. 1,95
Paterson, William .. .. .. .. .. 60
Potts, William .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Poynton, Edward .. .. .. .. .. 13
Reid, John .. .. .. .. .. .. 41
Reynolds, Edward .. .. .. .. .. 19
Richardson, Arthur .. .. .. .. .. 8
Richardson, Alexander Robert .. .. .. 66
Richardson, Augustus Merrifield .. .. 29
Rogers, George .. .. .. .. .. 34
Scholey, John Robert .. .. .. .. 17
Shepherd, Albert Ezekial .. .. .. 24,85
Simpson, Edward Sydney .. .. .. 101
Stearne, Ernest William .. .. .. 9
Stephens, William .. .. .. .. .. 40
Stevenson, George .. .. .. .. .. 25
Stevenson, John .. .. .. .. .. 7,14
Stewart, Sarah Ann .. .. .. .. .. 38
Stoward, Frederick .. .. .. .. .. 100
Sutton, George Lowe .. .. .. .. 76
Sweet, George Harris .. .. .. .. 22
Taylor, David William .. .. .. .. 31
Thompson, George .. .. .. .. .. 24
Townsend, James .. .. .. .. .. 28
Vallancy, John David .. .. .. .. 19
Walker, Thomas .. .. .. .. .. 97
Ward, Edwin Lewis .. .. .. .. .. 48
Waters, Thomas .. .. .. .. .. 19
White, Arthur Graham Wharton .. .. 55
White, Douglas Coventry .. .. .. .. 75
White, James Wharton .. .. .. .. 81
Appendices .. .. .. .. .. 102-193
No. 1. Report on visit of Commission to
Esperanza District .. .. .. .. 102
No. 2. Rainfall Statistics .. .. .. .. 104
No. 3. Report of Agricultural Railways
Advisory Board .. .. .. .. 110
Report of Messrs. Hewby & May .. 111
Report of Mr. Surveyor Watkins .. 112
No. 4. Report of Mr. Sutton .. .. .. 114
No. 5. Report of Mr. O'Brien .. .. .. 116
Report of Mr. Surveyor Middleton .. 120
Report of Mr. Mann .. .. .. 124
No. 6. Report of Mr. Surveyor Hall .. .. 127
No. 7. Reports of Agricultural Bank Trustees 128
Report of Mr. Hewby .. .. .. 131
No. 8. Report on visit of Commission to
Eastern States .. .. .. .. 132
No. 9. Statement by Mr. E. M. Smith (Surveyor
General of South Australia) .. .. 137
No. 10. Statement by Mr. Robert Kelly (Land,
Pastoral and Advances to Settlers
Boards, South Australia) .. .. 139
No. 11. Statement by Mr. W. J. Spoffard
(Superintendent of Experimental Work,
Department of Agriculture, South
Australia) .. .. .. .. .. 140
No. 12. South Australian Crop and Rainfall
Statistics .. .. .. .. .. 145
No. 13. Statements by representative Mallee
Farmers of South Australia and Victoria 147
No. 14. Statement by Mr. A. S. Kenyon
(Engineer for Agriculture, Victoria) .. 156
No. 15. Professor Paterson's report on occurrence
of soluble salts in Esperanza soils .. 165
Illustrations .. .. .. .. .. 187-192
1. Crop at Grass Patch .. .. .. 187
2. Mr. Shepherd's Crop .. .. .. .. 187
3. Mr. Willis' Crop .. .. .. .. .. 188
4. Crop at Grass Patch .. .. .. .. 188 5. Tall Mallee country (near Scaddan) .. 189
6. Country at 120-Mile (near Norseman) .. 189
7. Lake Cowan .. .. .. .. .. 190
8. Salt on low ground (Eastern districts) .. 190
9. Samphire growth (near Scaddan) .. .. 191
10. Samphire flat (near Scaddan) .. .. .. 191
11. Typical farm dam .. .. .. .. 192
12. Government dam, Scaddan .. .. .. 192
Map of District .. .. .. .. .. .. 193
