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THE MURRAY BARRAGE. REPORT BY EXPERTS.

20 August 1903, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931), page 8

…The Murray Mouth silted up the first year the barrages were built in 1941 and it is a  known problem that tidal barrages cause sediment buildup.…

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BARRAGE ENQUIRY TODAY Opposition By Lakes Fisherman NETS AS EVIDENCE From Our Special Staff Representative MILANG, October 13.

13 October 1933, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), page 20

…Did you know that many South Australian settlers, graziers and  fishers opposed the building of the barrages in 1933 ?   Primarily due to the loss of fishing as a livelihood and the loss of low lying grazing lands by inundation.…

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MURRAY MOUTH BARRAGES Public Works Committee Takes Evidence SCHEME OPPOSED From Our Special Staff Representative MILANG, October 13.

14 October 1933, The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), page 20

…Did you know that many South Australian settlers, graziers and fishers opposed the building of the barrages in 1933 ? Primarily due to the loss of fishing as a livelihood and the loss of low lying grazing lands by inundation. The barrages were supported  by dairymen, pastoralists, riverboat captains, steam train (fresh water for boilers) and many of the new Murray ‘blockers’. …