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Construction of the Chatswood Reservoir 1888-91

Construction of the Chatswood Reservoir 1888-91

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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

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.

Chatswood

Northern residential suburb which developed as a major business and retail district from the 1950s. High-rise residential development since the 1990s has attracted an influx of residents from Asian countries including China, Hong Kong and Korea.

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