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Report on the supply of water to the City, 1853

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Unique IDA-00433663SeriesCommittee Reports (Various committees)DateBetween 24th January 1853 and 21st February 1853Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - Leather BoundDescriptionReport of the Select Committee on the supply of water to the City. Committee recommended immediate urgent measures to increase the supply of water to the tunnel. These measures included the digging of a trench near the gorge in Lachlan Swamp; that a powerful steam engine be used for lifting water from trench; line of piping be laid from gorge to tunnel. City Surveyor also requests clarification of his duties.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYesBorn digital itemNo

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Source system ID21/11/10 [85]

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Authenticity & integrityThese are the original Committee Reports created by Council. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity. Users should be aware that this is an historical record and the language used within the record was the language of the time it was captured, and may not reflect current community values or expectations.

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Report on the supply of water to the City, 1853

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