Warrgamba Dam aerial ropeway
1953-1960
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A continuous ropeway was constructed from McCanns Island on the Nepean River at Emu Plains to the dam site at Warragamba. It supplied the site with sand and gravel from Castlereagh. The ropeway ran for nineteen kilometres and carried 600 buckets. The ropeway was locally known as the flying fox. This view shows the buckets unloading the gravel at the dam site.
Title:
Warrgamba Dam aerial ropeway
Date of work:
1953-1960
Search dates:
01 Jan 1953 - 31 Dec 1960
Reference number:
8969
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Photographs
Part of:
Series: General Photographic Collection
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
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Record number:
306612