Fluming in Glen Street
Production date
1917
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Description
Fluming in Glen Street, taking water to the Oamaru Borough Council power house in Cross/ Chelmer Streets, late 1917.Water, obtained from the Waitaki River via a 27 mile open race, was used to generate power at the Oamaru Borough Council's power house in Cross St. (Two of the gentlemen could be Alex Ross and Jack McNarry?) MM63
Production date
1917
Collection type
Accession number
352P
System ID
100352
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Collection of the Waitaki Archive. Id 100352
Public comments
The wooden pipe is the PENSTOCK diverting water from the FALLING MAINS the two cast iron pipes running left to right - these iron pipes were installed 1879
- Bruce Comfort posted 3 years ago.