Tales of the Towers

General views of Weir and Other Water Infrastructure - Charters Towers

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Item TypephotographDateBetween 1st January 1872 and 31st December 1922ContentPhoto descriptions:
1. Burdekin River in flood (circa 1927?)
2. Pump Station during Burdekin River Flood 1927
3. Men in boat with dog and man watching from shallows during river flood
4. 1927 photo of Bridge at Macrossan with Burdekin River in flood
5. River in flood - may be the Pump Station in background. Notation on bottom of photo - “Cable wires touching water”, which is perhaps relating to Pump Station “flying fox” system.
6. & 7. Early views of Old Pump Station from Burdekin River
8.& 9 Old Pump Station showing buildings, flying fox tower, chimney and firewood
10. Internal view of steps and equipment, inundated with flood water (Old Pump Station?
11. Men aboard steam powered locomotive pulling small trolleys with firewood for use at the Old Pump Station. (digitised May 2025)
12. Early model light truck with men on board being winched across Burdekin River on the flying fox system. This allowed for all weather access to the area across the other side of the river from the Old Pump Station, for collection of firewood needed to fuel the pumps to deliver the town’s water supply.
13. - 15. The chimney at the Old Pump Station
16, Early view of the weir
17. The first town water reservoir on Towers Hill.
18. & 19. Early days photo of workers - wood cutters who collected the firewood for the Old Pump Station.
20. New Pump Station with Burdekin River in flood (1970’s?)
21. The two (new and original) water reservoirs on Towers Hill
22. - 24. Rising main (being installed and/or under repair) - The rising main was a 21” cast iron pipe system which ran from the Pumping Station and later the Water Treatment Plant, to Towers Hill reservoirs.
25. Pump at the Old Pumping Station.
26. Old Pumping Station buildings and equipment - 1970/80’s?)
27. Old Pump Station pump equipment
28. & 29. Firewood on train/tram track trolleys under flying fox tower at old Pump Station 1929 (digitised May 2025)
30. Rocky outcrops in river bed
31. Original weir during dry season
32. River bank with wall
33. People and machinery on river banks
34. People walking along the weir across Burdekin River
35. Internal view of Old Pumping Station workings.
36. Firewood being winched across Burdekin River to the Old Pump Station on 1929. (digitised May 2025)
37. Firewood being loaded onto back of early model light truck, for transport to the Old Pump Station.
38. Two women walking across weir wall towards the new Pump Station (1980’s?)
39. Weir wall from upstream
40. (New) Pump Station
41. Intake system of weir
42. (New) Pump Station
43. Old Weir Wall
44. Aerial view of weir wall
45. - 47. Equipment at the (new) Pumping Station
48. Phil Mara and another working on pumps for emergency water pumping arrangements
49. - 53. Equipment/machinery involved in pump station operations.
54. Large pump discharging (?) water into river/reservoir
55. - 57. Pumps and motors
58. Burdekin River in flood - upstream from weir 1991
59. Burdekin River in flood at weir - top of new pump station only visible. 1991
60. Budekin River in flood 1991. Old Pump Station chimney visible in foreground.
61. River in flood - location not identified
62. Sandbags and temporary pumping equipment at the new Pump Station.
63. & 64. Road from weir pump station towards the Weir Park - damaged by flood.
65. Flood damaged roadway from Weir Park across Sheepstation Creek heading towards Lavery’s property.
66. Pump Station area following damage by flood waters
67. Tree damaged casused by flood waters
68. Damage to security fence beside pump station.
69. & 70. Walkway to pump station damaged by flood waters.
71. Flood damage to Weir Park area.
72. Temporary pumping equipment for supply of water to town following flood.
73. - 75. Jeff West (Council Water Treatment Officer) in flood waters at Weir Park area.
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76. - 77. Burdekin River in flood
78. & 79. Highway at Fletcher Creek flooded.
80. - 94. Aerial photos of Burdekin River in flood.
95. New shed being constructed at Water Treatment Plant.
96. - 100. View of water tanks and other buildings at Water Treatment Plant.
101. Internal view of Chemical Storage Shed at Water Treatment Plant.
102. & 103. Water discharging from pipework at Water Treatment Plant.
104. - 106. Pumping equipment at the Water Treatment Plant.
107. Settling ponds/Mount Leyshon Mine storage area at Water Treatment Plant.
108. - 111. Burdekin Dam
112. & 113. Former Charters Towes City Council’s “Igloo” Depot (at Airport Reserve) collapsed after mini-tornado damaged in 1987.
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114. Water Storage area ?
115. Inside water storage compartment?
116. man stands beside temporary pumping equipment at Council site?
117. Water storage well?
118. Pipeline being installed.
119. Access point for pipeline
120. & 121. Old Pumping Station (circa 1980’s)
122. Excavations at Old Pumping Station.
DigitisedPartialMaterial Descriptioncopies onlyIdentifier2010186.3908

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