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Advertising : 4 wordsThe incomplete retaining wall of the dam, which is 135 feet high, 930 feel long 112 feet thick at the bottom and 16 feet thick at the top. It is estimated that 164,000 cubic yards of concrete have been used in its construction; 190 men are employed on the work. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
Article : 50 wordsTHE CONSERVATION OF WATER AT THE MAROONDAH DAM, two miles from Healesville, commenced on Wednesday. It will take three years to fill the 543 acres of fern and gully country cleared for storage of Water for Mr. Melbourne's use. The capacity is six thousand million gallons. Left: Looking along the wall of the dam. Note the workmen on the top-left corner of the picture. Right: The outlet tower showing the values which regulate the supply of water to the city. ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956), Fri 11 Jun 1926, Page 1
It's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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