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Construction of Potts Hill water reservoir c1888

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Harold Arthur Blomfield
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(Courtesy of Charles Blomfield, Wagga Wagga)

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Blomfield, Harold Arthur

Private collection

Water

Finding and securing enough water for Sydney's needs has been a challenge since the arrival of the Europeans in 1788, and over two centuries water supply has prompted some of the largest engineering schemes undertaken in Sydney.

Construction

Water supply

Sydney Water

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Organisation responsible for the maintenance and extension of Sydney's water supply, formed in 1880 when these functions were taken from the Sydney City Council. Reformed a number of times by legislation, the organisation was corporatised in 1995 but remains state-owned.

Potts Hill

Western suburb occupied by Potts Hill Reservoir. It was the site of a CSIRO radio astronomy field station from 1948 to 1962.

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Potts Hill Reservoir No.1

Reservoir constructed in 1888 as part of the Upper Nepean Scheme to respond to the daily water demands of the city.

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