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Did You Know An entry from Goldfields Water Supply Scheme appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know? column on 7 August, 2006.
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The category I found for water pipelines is ridiculous, if someone can find better -please! SatuSuro My Ooops - the pipeline sub category wasnt showing on the computer i was usingSatuSuro 04:12, 2 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

can't help with that, my quick search agrees you've got the closest match already. -- I@n 15:13, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Photo

Template:Photoneeded Shouldn't be too hard. -- I@n 15:13, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Well Mundaring Weir is already covered - so it needs to be one of the pumping stations (not number 1 or 2) + a pipeline picckie I would say. SatuSuro 15:19, 6 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
There were very expensive water producing issues in Kal in 1890's - I think they may have had the 1890's version of a desalinator? SatuSuro
Yeah, condensers. Snottygobble 00:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]


O'Connor or someone else

There was a late 20th century bid to claim that it was someone before O'Connor who had suggested the scheme.SatuSuro 09:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Nathaniel Harper maintained all his life that it was he who convinced Forrest that the scheme could succeed. Snottygobble 11:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Also, the campaign against the scheme was lead by Thomas Walker, MP and editor of The Sunday Times. Snottygobble 11:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Box for the Scheme?=

Actually, Mundaring Weir, O'Connor articles tie in so much that they have potentially a large amount of duplicated info.

the GWSS article possibly could do with a side info box that links -

  • People - O'Connor, Forrest, the Sunday Times editor of the time, at least
  • Places - Pump Stations, other places of relevance (ie from Pipeline Tour book)
  • Stats - volumes, heights, lengths, distances, pumps/engines, money, etc etc
Just an idea/suggestion? SatuSuro 12:34, 7 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Sheep?

Sheep? SatuSuro 00:29, 9 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

    • Explained in links related to the most recent version of the scheme :) SatuSuro 06:06, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Granite

The aboriginal water sources - Hunt's Wells - Granite outcrops of Western Australia - route of railway and pipeline - are inextricably linked, would apprecciate any further info or help on the details of this particular line of thought, :) SatuSuro 06:06, 12 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Criticisms

I wonder about inter-related issues of the Federation referendum and the Reform League separation movement in the goldfields ("Auralia" - see Secessionism in Western Australia) and how much those isssues had to do with the scheme proceeding or the level of opposition from city areas. Perhaps there was a degree of payback involved. Certainly the Reform League threat would have been a significant driver in the success of the Commonwealth of Australia Bill being passed with a large majority.

You could write a book on this. -- I@n 08:28, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ah me hearty! Youi've struck the cord! To be sure SatuSuro 08:50, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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