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Coliban Water Supply System

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      PHOTOS; STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 15 February 1939, page 3 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLIBAN WATER! Sir- An unbroken supply in the watering season is of prime importance in every irrigation system, and, in this country, where water is so valuable and the whole controllable supply limited, it is of like importance that, as far as possible, no water that could be used be allowed to run to waste Unfortunately, owing to Nature's extremely erratic way of sending her supplies, neither of these ideals can be achieved, and, in practice, an in between course has to be followed, some failure of supplies must occur, and some water must pass uncontrolled. Just where this in-between course lies has to be estimated from past experience The Coliban district has the record of over 60 years as a guide and the existing planned annual output and size of storage are based on this record, and cannot be departed from without danger.  Surely