Thurulgoona Bore No 12, c1910

Thurulgoona Bore No 12, south-west Queensland, c1910, photograph taken during hydraulic survey of western Queensland. Collection of the Queensland State Archives, Item 1176022 DID 3244

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Dillalah Bore, c1910

Dillalah Bore, south-west Queensland c1910, photograph taken during hydraulic survey of western Queensland. Collection of the Queensland State Archives, Item 123030

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Great Artesian Basin: water from deeper down

The Great Artesian Basin (GAB) is a geological curiosity.

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Inland irrigation scheme proposed by Ion Idriess, Walkabout, January 1947

1 January 1947
24 February 2011
24 February 2011
24 February 2011
Melbourne
Walkabout

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Walkabout

Inland irrigation scheme proposed by Ion L. Idriess using a system of canals and tunnels, Walkabout, January 1947. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Bradfield's inland irrigation scheme, Walkabout, January 1947

1 January 1947
24 February 2011
24 February 2011
24 February 2011
Melbourne
Walkabout

Copyright © Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Walkabout

Dr J.J.C. Bradfield's inland irrigation scheme. Map drawn for Rydge's by R. Emerson Curtis, Walkabout, January 1947. This map shows the proposed area that was deemed suitable for the raising of rice, cotton, flax, jute, maize, wheat, tropical fruits, tea, coffee, sheep and cattle using a series of dams from Tully through to Coopers Creek. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Map of Australia showing Artesian Basins, Walkabout, July 1945

Australia
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1 July 1945
23 February 2011
23 February 2011

Location

Australia
See map: Google Maps
23 February 2011
Melbourne
Walkabout

Copyright © Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Great Artesian Basin: water from deeper down
Walkabout

Map of Australia showing Artesian Basins, Walkabout, July 1945. Collection of the Centre for the Government of Queensland, the University of Queensland

Anti-recycled water campaign, Toowoomba

Anti-recycled water campaign, Toowoomba

Irrigation and water supply projects, 1963

1 January 1963
3 December 2010
3 December 2010
3 December 2010
Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Commission

Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Exploitation
Exploitation: taking and using things from the landscape

Irrigation and water supply projects, 1963. Investigation and construction program of the Queensland Irrigation and Water Supply Commission. Maps shows work in progress, commenced, rainfall and limits of the Artesian Basin. Collection of the Queensland State Archives

Annual rainfall, 1902

Australia
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1 January 1902
24 November 2010
24 November 2010

Location

Australia
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24 November 2010
Brisbane
George Arthur Vaughan, Government Printer
Collection of Queensland State Archives
Survival
Survival: how the landscape impacts on people
Water Supply Department, Map of Queensland showing Annual Rainfall to end of 1902. The area of each blue and white circle is proportional to the rainfall. The scale is from 5 to 200 inches. Measurements are from 141 meteorological stations throughout the State. Collection of Queensland State Archives

Going to work, Rockhampton flood, 1918

Going to work, Rockhampton flood, 1918. Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

Central Queensland Collection, Central Queensland University Library

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