Umberumberka Reservoir under construction, Broken Hill, New South Wales.

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Accession[1974.0040] Consolidated records of Broken Hill South LimitedPosition in Sequencepage 1IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974004000272Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentUmberumberka Reservoir under construction, north-west of Broken Hill, New South Wales. Looking North from the top of No.2 Cable Head Tower. The Reservoir was built between 1912 and 1915 to supply water to Silverton and Broken Hill.Broken Hill South was one of the largest of the Broken Hill lead-zinc mines and a major member of the Collins House group of companies. During the nineteen thirties it diversified into various other mining activities including a wide scale programme of mineral exploration. The mine itself closed in 1972 with the bulk of its operations being taken over by CRA, North Broken Hill and WMC.
Inscription: "Looking North from Top of" is written in ink above the photograph."No.2 Cable Head Tower." is written in ink below the photograph. "No 1/1" is written in ink on the photograph.Access StatusAccess restrictions apply for some itemsRequest TypeRequest itemUnitPA 0064Conditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without prior permission of University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online

Provenance

CreatorBroken Hill South LimitedRoleProvenance

Dates

Date1912

Description Control

Previous System ID1974.0040.00272Format NumberPA/64 page 1UMAIC IDUMA/I/3780

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions13.8 x 8.1 cm

Subjects

SubjectBroken Hill South LimitedUmberumberka Reservoir

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Umberumberka Reservoir under construction, Broken Hill, New South Wales.

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