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Album - Hume Reservoir Australia Album - General View of Works from New South Wales end, Looking Upstream, August 1927

  • General View of Works from New South Wales end, Looking Upstream, August 1927

    General View of Works from New South Wales end, Looking Upstream, August 1927

Historical information

This set of photos is from a leather bound album bearing the inscription "HUME RESERVOIR AUSTRALIA" plus 'The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M .P.' all inscribed in gold. It was presented to The Rt. Hon. L. C. M. S. Amery, P. C., M. P, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs on the occasion of his visit to the Hume Reservoir on 2nd November 1927.

Significance

This album is of local and national significance as it documents the planning and development of the Hume Reservoir up to 1927. It was the largest water reservoir in the British Empire. The album records the pioneering engineering work that went into its construction.

Physical description

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, N.S.W. RIVER MURRAY WATERS SCHEME. HUME RESERVOIR.
23. General view of works from the New South Wales end, looking downstream. The features are generally speaking the same as in the last view 22 (Record WHS 00716) in reverse.

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