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Detailed Soil Mapping

Detailed soil survey of some 24 000 hectares in this area was carried out by the former Department of Agriculture between 1967-70. The major contributors were John Martin, Nabil Badawy, R. Cawood, J. Galea, G. Pope and J. Turner - under the supervision of Jim Newell. An additional 31 000 hectares were surveyed by John Martin in 1970-71. Published soil maps and associated information for this area were developed for the report: 'Major Agricultural Soils of the Wimmera Irrigation Area' by Martin et al. (1996).

Image: Wimmera Irrigation Map Index
Wimmera Irrigation Soil Mapping
Photo: Nabil Badawy with field sampling equipment - near Horsham c. 1970.
Nabil Badawy with field sampling equipment,
near Horsham c. 1970.		Land Survey
John Martin and John Galea (Department of Agriculture)
conducting a soil survey near Horsham, 1968


Photo: Aerial photos Horsham
Air photo used for detailed soil mapping
(north east of Horsham)

Photo: Horsham Field Book
Example page from field notebook.
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