Re-enactment draws big crowd

By Talia Pattison
Updated August 10 2012 - 6:04pm, first published July 16 2012 - 7:23am
THE re-enactment of the turning on of the water featured (from front) Lyn Conway, granddaughter of Chris Younger who worked on constructing the scheme and took part in the orginal turning on and 50-year anniversary re-enactment, Greg O'Callaghan, Kevin Bush, John Martin, Kieren O'Callaghan, (back left) Tommy Thompson, Aaron Retallick, (back right) Paul Crack and Peter Lashbrook.
THE re-enactment of the turning on of the water featured (from front) Lyn Conway, granddaughter of Chris Younger who worked on constructing the scheme and took part in the orginal turning on and 50-year anniversary re-enactment, Greg O'Callaghan, Kevin Bush, John Martin, Kieren O'Callaghan, (back left) Tommy Thompson, Aaron Retallick, (back right) Paul Crack and Peter Lashbrook.

THE cool weather failed to deter hundreds of people from marking 100 years since irrigation water was first supplied to the MIA during a re-enactment ceremony on Friday.

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