User:Billingd/Melbourne water supply

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I have been adding to the articles on Melbourne water supply

Some references that may be useful

  • The Argus
    • Yan Yean and Watts River Systems (1885)[1]
    • Reserve upper Yarra valley(1888)[2]
    • Coranderrk diversion (1909)[3]
    • William Davidson (1912)[4]
  • Maps and plans
    • Yan Yean system and proposed Watts River Scheme (1885)[5]
  • R. C. Seeger,
    • ‘The History of Melbourne's Water Supply-Part 1’, Victorian Historical Magazine, vol 19, no 3, June 1942, pp 107-119[6] and vol 19, no 4, Dec 1942, pp 133-38[7]
    • ‘The History of Melbourne's Water Supply-Part 2’, Victorian Historical Magazine, vol 22, no 1, June 1947, pp 23-47[8]

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Determination of the Minimum Environmental Water Requirement for the Yarra River, 2005

http://www.water.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/28347/Yarra-EWR-flow-recommendations-report_final-211105.pdf

ASSESSMENT OF THE ROCK-RAMP FISHWAY AT DIGHTS FALLS, LOWER YARRA RIVER, MELBOURNE

http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/112507/Assessmentoftherock-rampfishwayatDightsFalls2003.pdf

LOGGING IN MELBOURNE’S WATER CATCHMENTS: the yarra tributaries

http://tcha.org.au/Home_files/Report%20.pdf

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5150581?searchTerm=coranderrk aqueduct&searchLimits=


Watts scheme

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/5983967?searchTerm=badger weir aqueduct&searchLimits=

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/6068218?searchTerm=badger weir aqueduct&searchLimits=

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/57760936?searchTerm=badger weir aqueduct&searchLimits=

http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/22711262?searchTerm=weir silvan aqueduct&searchLimits=

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Melbourne Water Supply. Yan Yean and Watts River Systems", The Argus, p. 15, 1885-10-10, retrieved 2011-08-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Describes the Yan Yean scheme including the Wallaby and Silver Creek diversions. Also discusses the proposed Watts River scheme.
  2. ^ "The Melbourne Water Supply. Important Additions to the Watershed area", The Argus, p. 11, 1888-05-31, retrieved 2024-01-02{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Plan to reserve the upper Yarra valley for Melbourne's water supply
  3. ^ "City Water Supply. Coranderrk diversion", The Argus, p. 18, 1909-01-16, retrieved 2011-08-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Inspection of work on Badgers (Coranderrk) Creek diversion and Maroondah Weir
  4. ^ "Mr. William Davidson. Distinguished State Service.", The Argus, p. 7, 1912-08-24, retrieved 2011-08-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) Summarizes Davidson's career.
  5. ^ Davidson, William (1885-08-10), Melbourne Water Supply. General plan shewing the Yan Yean system and proposed Watts River Scheme, retrieved 2011-08-22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  6. ^ Seeger, R. C. (June 1942). "The History of Melbourne's Water Supply-Part 1". Victorian Historical Magazine. 19 (3). Melbourne: Historical Society of Victoria: 107–119. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  7. ^ Seeger, R. C. (Dec 1942). "The History of Melbourne's Water Supply-Part 1 (Continued)". Victorian Historical Magazine. 19 (4). Melbourne: Historical Society of Victoria: 133–138. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  8. ^ Seeger, R. C. (Jun 1947). "The History of Melbourne's Water Supply-Part 2". Victorian Historical Magazine. 22 (1). Melbourne: Historical Society of Victoria: 23–47. Retrieved 2024-03-20.