Sugarworks dam Dam Dam constructed across the Cooks River to provide fresh water for the boilers at the factory. Locate -33.914496921739, 151.12225123959 Milestone Constructed 1840 - 1841 {"name":"Constructed","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1840<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1841<\/span>"},"date_start":"1840","date_end":"1841"} Position Builder Lucas, John 1840 - 1841 {"name":"Builder","target":"Lucas, John","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1840<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1841<\/span>"},"date_start":"1840","date_end":"1841"} Builder Lucas, William 1840 - 1841 {"name":"Builder","target":"Lucas, William","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'>1840<\/span><span class='separator'> - <\/span><span class='date'>1841<\/span>"},"date_start":"1840","date_end":"1841"} Type Dam {"name":"Dam","target":"","target_text":null,"date":{"#markup":"<span class='date'><\/span>"},"date_start":null,"date_end":null} Damming the Cooks River by Vanessa Witton , 2013 supported by Your Community Heritage Grant - The Cooks River Project Once considered 'the greatest boon ever conferred upon the town', the Cooks River dam became an endless source of environmental blight and misery to Sydneysiders and by the turn of the century was demolished more » image
