The Irrigator

picture info	The Irrigator ''The Irrigator'', formerly ''The Murrumbidgee Irrigator'', is a weekly newspaper published in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia, since 1915. History ''The Murrumbidgee Irrigator'' was first published on 23 April 1915 only a few years after the establishment of the town. Its circulation included Barellan, Brobenah, Darlington Point, Leeton, Mirrool, Whitton, Wilbriggie, and Yanco. It changed hands a number of times. John Joseph Sullivan owned the paper early in its history, while it was later acquired by Rupert Henderson, who was first general manager of John Fairfax & Sons and later managing director. In November 2001, it was renamed ''The Irrigator'' and remains in publication under this name. Digitisation The paper has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. See also * '' Irrigation Record'' newspaper published in Leeton, 1913-1917 * List of newspapers in Australia * List of newspapers in New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Murrumbidgee Irrigator 23 April 1915 Murrumbidgee is the name of a river in New South Wales, Australia. It may refer to: * Murrumbidgee River Murrumbidgee River Railway Bridge Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area ** Murrumbidgee Red Gums Important Bird Area * Murrumbidgee Co-operative Milling, defunct flour-milling company * Murrumbidgee District, historical district * Murrumbidgee Shire, local government area * ''Murrumbidgee'', 1977 album by The Bushwackers (band) * Murrumbidgee electorate, a current Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly electorate * Electoral district of Murrumbidgee Murrumbidgee is a former electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, named after the Murrumbidgee River. History Until its abolition, Murrumbidgee and Parramatta were the only electorates to have ... , a former New South Wales Legislative Assembly district {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Yanco Yanco is a village with a population of 505 in Leeton Shire in south western New South Wales, Australia. Yanco is a Wiradjuri aboriginal language word meaning ''the sound of running water''. Yanco is located from Leeton along Irrigation Way. Yanco is home to the Powerhouse Museum, McCaughey Park, Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre and Yanco Agricultural High School. Yanco North Post Office opened on 1 March 1888. It was renamed ''Yanko'' in 1892 and ''Yanco'' in 1928. Football The town has a team in the Group 20 Rugby League competition with neighbouring village Wamoon, the Yanco-Wamoon Hawks. They are renowned for winning five successive titles from 1992 to 1996, a competition record. The club briefly merged with rivals Narrandera from 2012 to 2014 as the Bidgee Hurricanes, but the sides demerged ahead of the 2015 season. They play at the Yanco Sports Ground, a picturesque oval located across the railway and irrigation channel from the town centre. The town had a defu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Newspapers Published In New South Wales A newspaper is a periodical publication containing written information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports and art, and often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of subscription revenue, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also published on websites as online newspapers, and some have even abandoned their print versions entirely. Newspapers developed in the 17th century, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Newspapers In New South Wales This is a list of newspapers in New South Wales in Australia. List of newspapers in New South Wales (A) List of newspapers in New South Wales (B) List of newspapers in New South Wales (C) List of newspapers in New South Wales (D) List of newspapers in New South Wales (E–F) List of newspapers in New South Wales (G) List of newspapers in New South Wales (H) List of newspapers in New South Wales (I–J) List of newspapers in New South Wales (K–L) List of newspapers in New South Wales (M) List of newspapers in New South Wales (N–O) List of newspapers in New South Wales (P) List of newspapers in New South Wales (Q–R) List of newspapers in New South Wales (S) List of newspapers in New South Wales (T–V) List of newspapers in New South Wales (W–Z) See also * List of newspapers in Australia * List of student newspapers in Australia * Media of Australia * Media in Sydney References {{DEFAULTSORT:Newspapers in New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Newspapers In Australia This is a list of newspapers in Australia. For other older newspapers, see list of defunct newspapers of Australia. National In 1950, the number of national daily newspapers in Australia was 54 and it increased to 65 in 1965. Daily newspapers * ''The Australian'' (broadsheet) * ''The Australian Financial Review'' * ''The Guardian Australia'' (online) Weekly newspapers * ''The Saturday Paper'' * ''Green Left'' * ''The Weekly Times'' Bi-weekly and monthly newspapers * ''Koori Mail'', bi-weekly * '' Nichigo Press'' national edition, monthly, Japanese * ''The Life News'' national edition, fortnightly, English New South Wales Sydney and regional newspapers There are many newspapers published in the State of New South Wales, serving both the capital, Sydney and the regions. Some newspapers are defunct; some have been renamed; some have been amalgamated. The two main Sydney newspapers are ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', which was founded in 1831 when the state was still a colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irrigation Record The ''Irrigation Record'' was a fortnightly newspaper published in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia from 15 February 1913 to 15 June 1917 by the NSW Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission. Its purpose was to educate new settlers of the fledgling Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), about agricultural methods, irrigation techniques, crops, stock and machinery. History Leeton, New South Wales, Leeton was the first town to be planned under the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area scheme. The ''Irrigation Record'' commenced publication in 1913 and its stated aim was to educate the local residents about irrigation and farming. Articles covered developments in the area such as the establishment of the town including churches, schools, police stations and the agricultural industry. The editor of the ''Irrigation Record'' was Mr J G (John Gibson) Youll, later a Councillor of the Shire of Wade. Feature articles by Walter Burley Griffin about the planning of Leeton, New South Wales, Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]