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Humphrey irrigation pump fans call for funding to restart a piece of Riverland’s food bowl history
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.
Key points:
- 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
- The SA Government is being called on to fund the necessary improvements
Two Humphrey pumps, only one of which is still operable, are located at Cobdogla, a small and quiet town in the heart of South Australia’s Riverland.
They are housed at the Cobdogla Irrigation and Steam Museum and were responsible for supplying irrigation water to the…
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