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| Reservoir location (Google Maps 2019) |
NEW STORAGE RESERVOIR AT MITCHAM
In August, 1921, the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works let a
contract for £77,690 for the construction of a large storage reservoir at
Mitcham. This work is well advanced, and should be completed In April 1923. The
reservoir is to provide an increased water supply in hot weather for the rapidly
growing eastern and south-eastern suburbs, pending the completion of the
O'shannassy Reservoir. The Mitcham Reservoir will have a capacity of 43 1/2
million gallons, and is 510ft above sea level. The photograph (above) shows concreting
work on the retaining wall. (Argus, January 20, 1923)
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FIRE BRIGADES BOARD VISITS RINGWOOD. Members
of the Fire Brigades Board visited Ringwood yesterday to inspect water
supply facilities for fire-fight-ing in view of thr proposal to
establish a brigade at Croydon, Mitcham, or Ringwood, east of Box Hill,
which is now on the boundary of the metropolitan brigade area. Inset
against a photograph of the new reservoir of the Board of Works at
Mitcham from left to right are:—The chief fire brigades officer (Mr. H.
B. Lee); the mayor of Ringwood (Councillor A. T. Miles) greeting the
president of the board (Mr. J. R. Anderson). (Argus, May 22, 1925)
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| Mitcham-Surrey Hills main, crossing Gardiners Creek (author 2019), in Sparks Reserve |
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| April 2019 (author visit) |
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| April 2019 (author visit) |
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| Pipe Track near Agra St April 2019 (author visit) |
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| April 2019 (author visit) |
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| April 2019 (author visit) |
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RADIOCOMMS CIRCUITS FROM MITCHAM RESERVOIR
A tower in the grounds
of the Yarra Valley Water facility, adjacent to the Reservoir, in Lucknow St, supports many radiocomms' circuits
for various organizations. These include
- Department
of Justice and Regulations
- BigAir Group
- ESTA (Emergency Services Transmission Authority)
- Yarra Valley Water
- Optus Mobile Networks
Modes
of operation range from fixed service point-to-point, point to multipoint, and non-directional. The map shows the various fixed service networks, sourced to the radio.io website.
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