NSW Engineering Timeline: River Works & Irrigation
| Pre 1788 | 1788-1799 | 1800-1819 | 1820-1839 | 1840-1859 | 1860-1879 | 1880-1899 | |
| River Works & Irrigation | Brewarrina fish traps Other fish traps ?? |
Bourke weir & lock 1897. | |||||
| 1788-1799 | 1800-1819 | 1820-1839 | 1840-1859 | 1860-1879 | 1880-1899 |
| 1900-1919 | 1920-1939 | 1940-1959 | 1960-1979 | 1980-1999 | 2000-2019 |
| Development of Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area begins, 1906. Burrinjuck Dam begins supplying water to MIA, 1907. Water Conservation & Irrigation Commission created, 1912. River Murray Water Act, 1915. Hume Dam stage 1, 1919-1936. |
Weir & lock 10, Wentworth 1929. Construction of Wakool Irrigation District begins, 1933. Weir and lock 15, Euston, 1937. Stage 1 of Berriqan Irrigation District opened, 1939. |
Redbank Weir, 1940. Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Act 1956. Hume Dam stage 2 including post-tensioning, 1950-61. Macleay River County Council commences flood mitigation, 1953. Macleay River County Council commenced construction of flood mitigation scheme, April 1955. Clarence River County ouncil commences flood mitigation, c.1956. Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation Act, became effective, December 1956. Windsor Municipal Council commenced Hawkesbury flood mitigation work, c.1956. Lower Hunter Valley Flood Mitigation commenced February 1957. |
Richmond River County Council commences flood mitigation, c.1960. Tweed Shire Council commenced work on flood mitigation scheme, c.1960. Commonwealth Government decided to contribute to cost of schemes on an equal basis to the State Government, 1963-64. Shoalhaven Shire Council started construction of subsidised flood mitigation work, c.1963 |
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| 1900-1919 | 1920-1939 | 1940-1959 | 1960-1979 | 1980-1999 |
