Travel to Perth

In November 2017, my husband and I travelled to Perth on a holiday. We visited Mundaring Weir (dam) on a steaming hot day. Gold was discovered at Coolgardie in 1892 and at Kalgoorlie in 1893. This Dam was constructed between 1898-1903 period to supply water to expanding goldfields.

Western Australia’s Engineer in Chief C.Y.O’Connor was given the task to produce a plan for pumping water to the goldfields. The Weir and a pipeline of 560 kilometres to Kalgoorlie to supply water were completed by 1903. This is still classed today as one of the greatest hydraulic engineering works in the world.

Side view of the Mundaring Dam

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