Territory Stories

Pipe laying in progress

Details:

Title

Pipe laying in progress,

Photo number

PH0495/0007,

Collection

James Barclay Watts Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1930,

Location

Manton Dam,

Description

Pipe laying in progress on the Manton Dam to Darwin water supply. L-R: Engineer - Jack P, Haraen, Welder - Bert Wilson, Foreman - "Chappie" Chapman. Pipes wrapped in sisalcraft were for underground use only. Rollers placed across the trench were used to allow the pipes to be rotated or joint welding.,

Notes

Date:193?,

Language

English,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/3403,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/3403

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https://hdl.handle.net/10070/723734,