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Land settlement aims at 1000 families in Goulburn Valley
The Closer Settlement Board advances plans to irrigate and settle about 40 000 acres in the Stanhope Lauder dale and Robgill estates near Girgarre with a branch railway proposed from Rushworth at about £44 000. Government surveys push water reticulation to secure a permanent supply while skeptical voices await seasonal rainfall. The project targets 1000 settler families, aided by channel work, fencing, and housing.
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Closer Settlement Board
Stanhope
Benshaw
Lauderdale
Robgill
Girgarre
Harwood Mead
Railways Standing Committee
Rushworth
Mead
Duncan Stewart
Elwood Mead
Goulburn
Garden of
Victoria