Busby's Bore
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Tunnel
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| Function / usage: |
Water supply tunnel
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| Built: | 1827 - 1837 |
| Status: | out of service |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia and Oceania |
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| height | ΓΈ 1.8 m ; max. 3 m | |
| length | 3.42 m |
Quantities
| volume of extracted material | 7 500 m3 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
masonry
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Chronology
| 1827 | Work started at Hyde Park. |
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| 1830 | First water from springs encountered. |
| 1833 | Pipes from Hyde Park to supply shipping. |
| 1837 | Tunnel completed:1.5 -1.8 megalitres/day to water carts. |
| 1844 | General pipe reticulation. |
| 1872 | Refurbishment and cleanout of tunnel: 6 megalitres/day. |
| 1890 | Superseded by other schemes. |
| 1902 | Botanic Gardens supply only. |
| 1934 | Oxford Street section backfilled with sand. |
| 2004 | Proposal to reactivate Bore to supply city parks and gardens. |
| 2006 | State government of New South Wales allocates funds for restoration of the Bore to supply parks of Sydney central business district. |
Notes
The tunnel is unlined through sanstone, lined with masonry when through sand.
The second water supply for Sydney after pollution of the Tank Stream.
National Engineering Landmark of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- The Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage of Sydney, Metropolitan Water Supply and Drainage Board of Sydney, Sydney (Australia), 1961
- Busby's Bore - Sydney's Second Water Supply, in "Australian Geomechanics", June 1988 v. 15
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0012450 |
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| Created: | 11/07/2004 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |