1960’s: King River (Vic). Fish Kills from aerial spraying.

***, himself a tobacco grower, said he had received many reports of fish deaths after aerial spraying in the King Valley.

Sometimes aircraft continued to spray as they crossed the river. Sometimes spray dripped from the pipes for periods after the pilot cut off the flow.

Newspaper Article 1966. (Victorian Pesticide Inquiry)

***, himself a tobacco grower, said he had received many reports of fish deaths after aerial spraying in the King Valley.

Sometimes aircraft continued to spray as they crossed the river. Sometimes spray dripped from the pipes for periods after the pilot cut off the flow.

Newspaper Article 1966. (Victorian Pesticide Inquiry)