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A plaque commemorates one of the earliest sources of Brisbane`s water supply.
Behind the Windmill on Wickham Terrace are two covered water supply service reservoirs. The smaller, designed by
Engineering Supervisor Charles Sigley of the Board of Waterworks, was built in 1871; the larger in 1882. Constructed in locally produced brick and fed by gravity from Enoggera Dam, they were balancing reservoirs for the first reticulated water supply in Brisbane and remained in service until 1962.
Location
| Address: | Wickham Terrace, Wickham Park, Brisbane, 4000 |
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| State: | QLD |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -27.466131 Long: 153.022768 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 1982 |
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Front Inscription
This plaque commemorates one of the earliest sources of Brisbane`s water supply. The Reservoir is shown in relation to present day street alignments based on information taken from the survey map prepared by the Surveyor Generals Office Sydney, 18th August 1858. DONATED BY DOUGLAS JOLLY 1982
Source: MAThis plaque commemorates one of the earliest sources of Brisbane`s water supply. The Reservoir is shown in relation to present day street alignments based on information taken from the survey map prepared by the Surveyor Generals Office Sydney, 18th August 1858. DONATED BY DOUGLAS JOLLY 1982
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