Corporate Body
Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board (MWS&DB) (1924 - 1987)
State of New South Wales
- From
- 1924
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - To
- 1987
- Functions
- Advisory or regulatory body, Waste Management and Resources
- Location
- Sydney, New South Wales
Summary
Established in 1924, the functions of the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board were the conservation, preservation and distribution of water in the metropolitan area. The Board was reconstituted in 1987, becoming the Water Board.
Related entries
Superior
Published resources
Journal Articles
- 'Thrust boring machines for laying water and gas pipes', Commonwealth Engineer, 20 (3) (1932), 73-75. Details
- 'Potts Hill-Waterloo pressure tunnel', Commonwealth Engineer, 20 (6) (1933), 169. Details
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-460014. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 13 August 2001, Last modified: 27 July 2022
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