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Inscription stone in wall of the old Botany Pumping Station

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Unique IDA-00069798SeriesSydney Water Photograph Collection, 1880-1945Date qualifierno dateFormatPhotograph - DigitalDescriptionPlaque on brick wall with the words These works were erected by the Municipal Council of Sydney A.D. 1858. John Williams Esquire, Mayor. Edward Bell M. Inst. C.E. City Engineer. From the 1850s, as the colonys streams closer to the city had become clogged and polluted, the government turned to Botany to supply Sydney with fresh water. From 1859 to 1886 pumps carried water from the Botany Swamps to the city and surrounding suburbs. The Botany Pumping Station remained in service till 1886 when the Nepean scheme took over the job of supplying Sydneys water.LanguageEnglish (eng)

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Inscription stone in wall of the old Botany Pumping Station