Busby's Bore Reservoir 01 Jan 1830 - A convict-built 3.6-kilometre tunnel that brought water to Sydney from 1830. image Locate -33.898113266574, 151.2287855974 Position Designer Busby, John {"name":"Designer","target":"Busby, John","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Type Reservoir {"name":"Reservoir","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Busby's Bore by Dictionary of Sydney staff writer , 2008 Part of the new water system designed by John Busby in the 1820s, Busby's Bore was a major piece of engineering infrastructure for the city, and supplied a population of 20,000 with 1.5 million litres of water per day. more » image image