Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- A Heritage of Waste
- In
- Fifth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1990: Interpreting Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers, Australia, Western Australian Division, Perth, W.A., 1990, pp. 1-7
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0909421234
- Url
- https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.613359555090593
- Subject
- History of Applied Sciences Engineering
- Abstract
This paper presents a case study in interpreting engineering heritage by examining the role of public works in shaping an inner-city area of Sydney, centred on Blackwattle and Rozelle Bays. This area has a rich and varied engineering history, with an opening bridge built in 1861 and replaced in 1903; roadworks built on two causeways which cut off bays in 1857 and 1903; reclamation of the bays; sewerage mains including aqueducts, as well as harbour works. However, the study identifies waste disposal works as the most significant heritage sites in the precinct. The history of the sewerage mains, drainage works, and refuse disposal sites, reveals an intriguing link between past sanitation problems and the suburban development of Sydney, its traffic routes and port facilities. These findings on the importance of waste and waste disposal in shaping a city have implications for building a research model for interpreting engineering heritage sites in inner city areas. More immediately, the paper suggests that recording and interpreting engineering heritage is essential to an adequate understanding of Australian history, and should be undertaken independent of arguments for preservation.
- Source
- Carlson 1991
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- Fifth National Conference on Engineering Heritage 1990: Interpreting Engineering Heritage; Preprints of Papers (Perth, Western Australia: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1990), 139 pp. https://search.informit.org/doi/book/10.3316/informit.0909421234. Details