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Attempt to drain salt by tubes

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(1981) Attempt to drain salt by tubes. The West Australian, 17 March 1981. p. 41 [Publication] [Special Collections]

Summary

The Agriculture Department will implement a drainage trial on three hectares of salt-affected land at their Esperance Downs research station. Underground tubes used in the project are one of a number of engineering methods currently being used in Western Australia to combat salt. The project is funded by a grant from the Wheat Industry Research Committee and will run for the next five years.

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This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection.

Item Type: Special Collections
Collection: WISALTS Collection
Copyright: ©1981 The West Australian
Notes: 1 newspaper clipping
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/56834
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