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Humpty Doo Rice Project
The Humpty Doo Rice Project, also known as the Humpty Doo Rice Trail was a failed rice growing project in Humpty Doo, and surrounding areas, in the Northern Territory. The company that undertook this project was Territory Rice Limited and it was once billed as "Australia's rice bowl". It is on the lands of the Limilngan and Wulna language, Wulna peoples. Parts of the former site of the Humpty Doo Rice Trail are now the Fogg Dam Conservation Reserve and the Harrison Dam Conservation Reserve. History Planning for the Humpty Doo Rice Project began in 1953 when Harold Holt, the then Minister for Labour and National Service, met with Allen Chase, an American entrepreneur at a party in Los Angeles. Holt told Chase about the Northern Territory's potential for growing rice and the success that Chinese farmers had in the 1800s and 1926 and encouraged him to invest. The Commonwealth Government, through Holt, wanted to further develop the population of North Australia, following World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dry Season Rice Crop At Foot Of Beatrice Hill
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