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Memorandum: City Surveyor's office, Surface Drainage of Storm-Waters, reporting extensively on the

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Unique IDA-00308552SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]Date19th June 1882Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionMemo: City Surveyor's office, Surface Drainage of Storm-Waters, reporting extensively on the flooding due to exceptional rainfall, stating that in many cases it is the result of disregard of natural drainage in the earlier layout of thoroughfares, reclamation at the heads of bays which result in lowlying land; referring to Blackwattle Cove and particularly the Wolloomoloo Bay area where water runs from the Domain, the Parks, Museum and School grounds and suggesting escape tunnels and extension of Dowling St from William to Liverpool Sts, and that the Government be requested to contribute as much of the land involved was reclaimed by the Government. LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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