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Somerset Stories

Dams & Waterways

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Dams and waterways are synonymous with the Somerset region. From providing water needed for farming, livestock and crops to recreational activities such as fishing, water skiing and swimming. Plans to dam along the river system to assist in flood mitigation and provide a continual water source resulted in the building of the Somerset and Wivenhoe dams.
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Photographs

Mud brick silos at Sefton’s Bridge, Toogoolawah

Nestle factory lagoon

Train passing over Cressbrook Creek heading to the Toogoolawah condensery

First stage Somerset Dam construction

Water being pumped from work site after flood waters receded

Flood waters throughout the Somerset Dam construction site

Dam site looking downstream from the west bank

Interior of the excavation for Somerset Dam

Stanley River swimming hole

Rock crushing plant used at the Somerset Dam construction site

Crusher plant at the Somerset Dam construction site

Front view of the upstream face of dam

Dam site looking downstream from the west bank

Stanley River, looking downstream from sandpit C

Swimming pool

Riverside face of Somerset Dam foundation site

Dam site looking upstream from the east bank

Sandpit C in Beam Pocket

Beam Creek and Pit B from the north end

Quarry used for the construction of Somerset Dam

A section of the nearly completed Somerset Dam wall

Somerset Dam wall under construction

Valves at work as water gushes out of the pipes in the Somerset Dam wall

Places

Cressbrook Creek

Brisbane River

Stanley River

Wivenhoe Dam

Somerset Dam

Events

Wivenhoe Dam Opening Ceremony

Somerset Dam Opening Ceremony

Collections

Natural Disasters

Manuscripts & Documents

Rescue of the Vernor Family at Fernvale, Saturday 4th February, 1893

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SubjectsDamsLakesBridgesAgricultureNatural DisastersRecreationalRelated CollectionNatural DisastersHomepage items

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SL IdentifierCOL0005

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Natural Disasters

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Manuscripts & Documents in this Collection

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