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Article : 50 wordsGRIFFITH,--Owing to the abnormally dry season the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission has decided to give a special winter rotation ol water, commencing on Monday, 11th ...
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The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Mon 4 Aug 1924, Page 10
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