Umberumberka Reservoir under construction, Broken Hill, New South Wales, showing No 2 Section excavation.

Description

Accession[1974.0040] Consolidated records of Broken Hill South LimitedPosition in Sequencepage 11IdentifierUMA-ITE-1974004000280Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentUmberumberka Reservoir under construction, north-west of Broken Hill, New South Wales, showing No 2 Section excavation. 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: Album page is annotated with "No 2 Section shewing Excavation" written below photo in ink. "No 1/6" 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 ID1974.0040.00280Format NumberPA/64 page 11UMAIC IDUMA/I/3788

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions14 x 8 cm

Subjects

SubjectBroken Hill South LimitedUmberumberka Reservoir

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Umberumberka Reservoir under construction, Broken Hill, New South Wales, showing No 2 Section excavation.

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