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Humphrey irrigation pump fans call for funding to restart a piece of Riverland s food bowl history
ThuThursday 11
FebFebruary 2021 at 5:02am
The Humphrey pumps on display are pieces of engineering history but not able to be operated.
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The world s last working Humphrey pump has not fired in front of the public for years,
and volunteer operators are calling for the South Australian Government to jump-start this piece of engineering history.
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The Cobdogla Irrigation and Steam Museum is home to two massive Humphrey pumps
Volunteer operators have been told it cannot be operated in front of the public due to safety standards
Algerian date palms gifted by French Government 120 years ago are being revived for fresh Riverland future
WedWednesday 10
FebFebruary 2021 at 6:18am
The date palms, pictured here at Lake Harry in outback SA, produced up to 135kg of dates a year in their prime.
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In a quiet corner of South Australia s Riverland, four towering date palms hold a secret worldly history deep within their roots, but a local committee is working hard to bring them back to life.
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Four date palms in the Riverland are being restored to maintain their long-standing history
They re the last surviving trees from a group of fifty that were gifted by the French Government in the 1890s