Difference between revisions of "Redbanks Reservoir"
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The farmers in the area dug the dam with shovels and carried the earth up the sides of the dam with horse and drays and later carted stone back to make the surface watertight. The sides are 20ft high. The water rates were levied at 4 pence per acre on all land within the first mile abutting a water main, and a special rate was adopted in the towns. | The farmers in the area dug the dam with shovels and carried the earth up the sides of the dam with horse and drays and later carted stone back to make the surface watertight. The sides are 20ft high. The water rates were levied at 4 pence per acre on all land within the first mile abutting a water main, and a special rate was adopted in the towns. | ||
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| + | The Redbanks Reservoir has provided a plentiful amount of water between the reservoir and Dublin all these years. In March 1985, the State Government approved $1.6 million to upgrade the existing supply system between Redbanks and Dublin S.A. The project was vital for the success of the Australian Saudi Arabian Livestock Co Pty. Ltd. (ASALCO) which had purchased land in Dublin for the use as a feedlot to acclimatise sheep to artificial feed before export to the Middle East. South Australia has a $100 million live sheep trade and much of the trade is around the Dublin district. The incresed water supply will allow intensive pig and poultry farms to flourish. The ASALCO company contributed $110.000 to the capital cost of the works. | ||
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Revision as of 21:58, 10 September 2010
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| Street name | Forrest Rd/corner of Coleman Rd. |
| Street suffix | off Wasleys Rd |
| Town or Locality | Redbanks
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In 1907 Barossa water was piped to Redbanks and this made stock watering reliable and convenient. It was also welcomed at homesteads and the gardens flourished. In 1909 the service reservoir at Redbanks was built and has a capacity of 10,000,000 gallons. Mallala, Dublin and other nearby areas are supplied from this reservoir. Smith and Timms were the contractors that built the dam, although they used all local labour. Arthur Fry from Mallala was the works manager and lived in a tent by the reservoir while it was being constructed.
The farmers in the area dug the dam with shovels and carried the earth up the sides of the dam with horse and drays and later carted stone back to make the surface watertight. The sides are 20ft high. The water rates were levied at 4 pence per acre on all land within the first mile abutting a water main, and a special rate was adopted in the towns.
The Redbanks Reservoir has provided a plentiful amount of water between the reservoir and Dublin all these years. In March 1985, the State Government approved $1.6 million to upgrade the existing supply system between Redbanks and Dublin S.A. The project was vital for the success of the Australian Saudi Arabian Livestock Co Pty. Ltd. (ASALCO) which had purchased land in Dublin for the use as a feedlot to acclimatise sheep to artificial feed before export to the Middle East. South Australia has a $100 million live sheep trade and much of the trade is around the Dublin district. The incresed water supply will allow intensive pig and poultry farms to flourish. The ASALCO company contributed $110.000 to the capital cost of the works.
External Links
Sources
- "Life Around the Light" A History of the Mallala District Council Area. Published 1985
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