Chapter Six
Water, water, water. The Hawkesbury River Highway
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The station was used as a dependable source of domestic, farm and irrigation water for the Riverfarm itself as well as the town of Richmond and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in the early 20th Century.
The pumping stations design and building type, is a rare example of an early 20th Century reinforced concrete pumping station incorporating a tower and well.
This enormous structure brought life to the local region of Richmond for many decades.
Riverfarm Pumping Station
The Riverfarm pumping station was contracted in 1909.The station was used as a dependable source of domestic, farm and irrigation water for the Riverfarm itself as well as the town of Richmond and the Hawkesbury Agricultural College in the early 20th Century.
The pumping stations design and building type, is a rare example of an early 20th Century reinforced concrete pumping station incorporating a tower and well.
This enormous structure brought life to the local region of Richmond for many decades.
