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Chaffey, William Benjamin (1856 - 1926)

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Irrigation expert

Born: 21 October 1856 Brockville, Ontario, Canada. Died: 4 June 1926 Mildura, Victoria, Australia.

William Benjamin Chaffey established irrigation companies in both Mildura and Renmark with his brother, George, in 1887. The company, Chaffey Brothers Ltd, went into liquidation in 1894. He remained in Mildura, establishing an orchard and the Mildura (later Mildara) Winery Pty Ltd.

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Chaffey, George (1848 - 1932)

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P003423. [ Details ]

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Prepared by: Rosanne Walker
Created: 25 May 2001
Modified: 6 December 2006

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