THE PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN INLAND SEA.

Waikato Times, Volume XX, Issue 1715, 3 July 1883, Page 4

THE PROPOSED AUSTRALIAN INLAND SEA.

„ . . -^»—» — Conceknino the possibility of forming an inland sea in Australia by admitting the sea to Lake Eyre, Mr C. It. Haly, an old pioneer, writing to the lirisbinn Courier, concurs in the view that a ■thorough examination may di«cover a roundabout channel to the almost unknown Australian Bight, Ho says : - "This is also my opinion, partly from my own observation whilst out west, and from what I heard ftom those pioneers who evp'ored the Lower Diamantina, to the efFeot tl at in wet seasons, Lake Eyie overflowed its banks. One explorer seated as a fact he travelled from the Diainantina, to Adelaide, via Spencer's Gulf, and was positive that in very wet seasons Lake Eyre overflowed its banks and flowed into Spencer's Gulf. He came to this conclusion from seeing the flood marks and he journeyed toAvards the Gulf. I was so convinced of the feasibility of his statement, and the great advantage it would be to the Australian Colonies, that I determined to solve the problem by travelling ftom the Diamantiua to Adelaide, via Spencer's Gulf, keeping Lake Eyre and Lake Torrens to my left, but was pi evented by circumstances over which I had no control. You have only to look at the map of South Austialia and Queenslaud, and notice the \ ciy huge extent of cnuntiy that chains into Lake \l\ te, to see at a glance, that it is quite impossible for" Lake Eyre to contain all the water that flows into it— quite Sdcg in the widest pait by u'deg in length. Theiefore the question to bolve is — Where does it flow to ? This ought lo be Ctisily uscci tamed by a binall but well equipped paity bent out at the expense of the four colonies mobt inteicstcd. Though no engineer, I feel convinced, with our pieseut steam fecoopi, and other modem appliances, it ought not te cost H 1,200,000 to allow the sea to flow into Lake Eyre, say, at half-tide ; for w hen once the sea is allowed to run into the lake, the deeper y e can keep the lake the bettei. This is a very difleicnt scheme to that pioposed in South Australia. A rise in lllft to Lake Ton ens was a fat.il obstacle to this plan, but by going a little faither west there may be veiy little cnginceiing difficulty. But for 'iigiimeiit's s.ike, say it will cobt £37,000,000, lam still of opinion it would handsomely pay the four colonies most interested to cut the canal and allow the sea to run into Lake Eyre, by having moie tegular seasons for agricultuiiil as well a-> pastoial pur Miits. lam borne out in this opinion by Mr liussell, oi the Sydney Observatory, Who says : 'If your proposal can be cairicd out so that a gieat inland sea can be formed and kept full, no doubt it Mould have a considerable efl'ect upon the climate geneially.' After such a valuable opinion as the above, I foci ccitain that the seveial Aus>tialian (JoVuinmonts ought to take the matter into their serious consideration for if such another disastious diought a& that fiom 1537 to January, 18-H, ovci takes us, canying oil' two thuds of our stock, valued bv bomc as voith over 4-100,000,000, besides mining the -whole of our fanning population, woith even nioi o than that Hum to the Austialian Colonies."

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