Bundaleer waterworks |
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Title : | Bundaleer waterworks |
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Date of creation : | ca. 1910 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
Dimensions : | 200 x 270 mm | ||
Contributor : | State Library catalogue | ||
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Description : |
Bundaleer waterworks showing the intake channel from the River Broughton and regulator outlet gates. Built to a capacity of 6370 megalitres between 1898 and 1903 to supplement supplies from the Beetaloo Reservoir. Designed to provide water for the towns of Snowtown, Redhill, Brinkworth, Narridy, Blythe and Port Wakefield and surrounding districts. |
Subjects | |
Period : | 1884-1913 |
Region : | Mid North |
Further reading : | Malone, Ann. Bundaleer through the ages, S.l. : Jamestown and district Centenary Committee, 1971 |
Internet links : | Heritage of the Upper North : DEH pdf document Water storage : SA Water website |