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Shire of Toodyay > Records

SPILLWAY ON HENRY STREET

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c. 1930 - 1939

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A black and white photo of the spillway on Henry Street in Toodyay.
The spillway is surrounded by Jam trees and shrubbery.
Its placement is near the WWII site; and is the overflow for the Pelham Reserve reservoir.
You can see the flooded dirt roadway in the background at the base of the spillway.

Historical information

Originally described as a probable river crossing, it has now been identified as the spillway from the reservoir at Pelham Reserve on Henry Street in Toodyay.

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cwa-org-37-2001.1465

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On back of photo in black ink '139'; pencil 1930's; CH 255.

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Sunday, 27 November, 2022

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