Planting crops

Riverland Lone Gum History Soldier settlers Map Monash township World War IIPrimary School Store Methodist Church Memorial Hall Library Historic photos Clearing scrub Survey Settlers houses Irrigation channels Planting crops People	"In 1918 a start ws made on planting-up the blocks. Mr. Muspratt was in charge of the planting, with Mr. Darcy Jury as his foreman. His gang, all from the Pompoota training Camp, were allocated blocks in 1918. there were 13 men in all. they spent six weeks at Renmark making the vine cuttings before they started work at Lone Gum. As extra land was needed for soldier settlement, the channels were extended across the Renamrk-morgan road, and the new area, surveyed by July 1920, was called Monash. In 1920 a camp for planting was set up on what was later Feigie's block. Kurt Feigie was in charge of the planting gang that planted up most of the Monash Settlement in 1920."
		Monash 1920 Broom millet crop grown as 'cover crop' and harvested for straw brooms.
		Monash 1919 Lucene patch
		Monash 1920 Newly established vines of sultana grapes.
		Monash 1920 Untrellised vines on block owned by R. McCreaner.