Covers the water supply system of Melbourne from three main catchment areas. Shows water from the catchments supplying storages, then to the suburban distribution reservoirs and finally mains distribution. The various forms of maintenance of the system, purification, and research work on supply problems to an ever-growing city are also presented.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
325428
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Melbourne (Vic.) - Buildings, structures, etc
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water use
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-storage
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water-supply - Australia
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Watershed management
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public works - Victoria
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water - Purification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-storage
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply - Australia
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)