At the overshot weir, Warragamba Dam
c1940
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From 1938 to 1942 Sydney suffered a severe drought. Commencing in 1938 as an emergency measure, an overshot weir was put across the river and a pipeline fed water to Prospect Reservoir. Completed in 1940, it initially delivered up to 180 megalitres a day to Prospect.
Title:
At the overshot weir, Warragamba Dam
Collector:
Date of work:
c1940
Search dates:
01 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1949
Reference number:
RC366
Level of description:
Item from Collection: Photographs
Part of:
Custodial history:
Photographic Collection donated by Roger Colless
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
Acknowledge_Penrith_City _Library
Record types:
Graphic records - Photographs
Record number:
574732