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17-November-2015
17-November-2015

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The water pump commemorates the 75th anniversary of the foundation of Renmark.

A settlement began to grow in 1887, when the Renmark Irrigation Settlement was established by George and William Chaffey, who created a system of open drains using water from the Murray River, (called Renmark Irrigation Trust) to allow orchards to be planted in the area. By pumping water onto the hot red sand they transformed it into a fruit growing area similar to California. The Chaffey brothers' business collapsed in 1893, and the Renmark Irrigation Trust was created to manage the irrigation scheme.

Renmark was proclaimed a town in 1904 and a municipality in 1935.

 

Location

Address:Murray Avenue, Renmark, 5341
State:SA
Area:AUS
GPS Coordinates:Lat: -34.173351
Long: 140.750211
Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.
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Details

Monument Type:Technology
Monument Theme:Landscape
Sub-Theme:Settlement
Actual Event Start Date:14-February-1887
Approx. Event Start Date:
Actual Event End Date:14-February-1962

Dedication

Actual Monument Dedication Date:Wednesday 14th February, 1962
Front Inscription

This is one of the Chaffey Brothers` original pumps which has been erected to commemorate the seventy fifth anniversary of  Renmark, Australia`s first irrigation settlement, which was founded on February 14th 1887

Unveiled by yhe Hon. A. R. Downer MHR Minister for Immigration on February 14th 1962

Source: MA
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