Reprinted from a power point presentation by Peter Fitzgerald, a former director of Goulburn Murray Water, The Goulburn-Broken Catchment Management Authority and is a local irrigator and dairy farmer, on the Dethridge Wheel - 199 years of faithful serviceBlue plastic front and back cover. black spinedethridge wheel, goulburn murray water, fitzgerald

History of fruit and irrigation. Australian Industries Series No. 12Green cover, man working in citrus orchard on front, man and Dethridge wheel on back.waterwheels, dethridge wheel, fruit industry, irrigation industry

The wheel meter was enclosed in a solid metal case with a window at the top for reading through. this type of meter worked on the axle of the wheel.A piece of thick glass for covering a dethridge wheel meter(old type). Box of 50 (2 missing)victoria state rivers and water supply commission, dethridge wheel, irrigation

This type of meter replaced earlier models with registered acre feet (now megalitres). approx 1980. Meters on wheels have been used for approx 80 yearsMeter for attachment to dethridge wheel to measure megalitres of water. This type attached to the wheel and revolves with it. (Older type attached to the axle) This one is for a large wheel.S.R.W.S.C M.L L.M.O I.D. No-MD070942irrgation, dethridge wheel

Excerpt telling the story of John Stewart Dethridge and the Dethridge Meter adopted for standard use by the State Rivers and Water Supply CommissionPhotocopied section of a book on 2 pages with picture of J. S. Dethridge and the Dethridge Meterdethridge, irrigation, dethridge meter, dethridge wheel, j. s. dethridge, john stewart dethridge, john dethridge

Taken by photographer for State Rivers and Water Supply Commission.Medium sized black and white photo. Man using equipment(Wacker Rammer), to repair a channel break. Water foreground, Dethridge Wheel and concrete and earthen bank mid distance. Trees on horizon.On back: "A Wacker Rammer being used to repair a channel break."victoria state rivers and water supply commission, wacker rammer