Bairnsdale service reservoir completed

Description

Accession[1964.0012] Records and photographs of the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Pty LtdIdentifierUMA-ITE-1964001200050Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentThe completed water tank has a rough cast finish. The water tank was commissioned by the Bairnsdale Water Trust in 1905 and constructed in 1906 at Jennings St, Bairnsdale. The engineer was W.C. Howitt. Shown in the foreground of the photograph are 3 men, one in white jacket. John Monash ran a successful engineering business from 1894 to 1914, while pursuing a parallel career in the Citizen Military Forces. Initially in partnership with J.T.N. Anderson until 1904, the Reinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Ltd was founded by Monash in Melbourne in 1905 and pioneered reinforced concrete construction in Victoria. The company produced many buildings, bridges, water-tanks and silos using this type of construction in Victoria and South Australia.
Inscription: Written in pencil on verso: "Reinforced Concrete Tank for Bairnsdale Water Supply Trust".Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0143Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorReinforced Concrete and Monier Pipe Construction Co. Pty LtdRoleProvenance

Dates

Datec.1906

Description Control

Previous System ID1964.0012.00050Format NumberBWP/23815UMAIC IDUMA/I/6176

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions15.4 x 20.3 cm.

Subjects

SubjectBairnsdale Water TrustBairnsdale, VictoriaJennings Street, Bairnsdale, VictoriaReinforced Concrete & Monier Pipe Construction Co. Ltd

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