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Depression and drought in the 1930s

Falling wool and mohair prices and severe drought placed the district under heavy pressure.

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During the 1930s the collapse in wool and mohair prices associated with the world economic depression was compounded by prolonged drought. Government-supported public works provided relief, including road work, irrigation channels and work around Paddadam.

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