Why Australia need Bradfield, or at least its inspiration

Mark Phelps
Updated February 16 2019 - 8:58am, first published February 15 2019 - 6:03pm
GRAND VISION: The Bradfield Scheme as proposed in 1938. The project was officially dismissed as impractical in 1947.
GRAND VISION: The Bradfield Scheme as proposed in 1938. The project was officially dismissed as impractical in 1947.

NORTH Queensland’s massive flood disaster has once again sparked support for the development of a mega Bradfield-style irrigation scheme to water the inland.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps

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