DANGEROUS STATE OF N.S.W. DAM
Urgent Repair Measures
To Be Taken
(Received January 13, 1.30 a.in.) SYDNEY, January 12.
The Premier, Mr. Stevens, announced today that the Government is greatly concerned at the rapid deterioration of the Burrinjuck Dam iu southern New South Wales, as disclosed by overseas engineering experts who report that the dam, in major Hood conditions, would be a source of danger to the population in the immediate neighbourhood. Expert examination revealed that tlie concrete walls are in'the process of disintegration and remedial measures are urgently necessary. The cost ■would be in the vicinity of £1,750,000. The Cabinet, said Mr. Stevens, had adopted the report and work would be provided for upward of 400 men for from live to seven years. The original capacity of the dam was 745,000 acre-feet of water. Plans for the safety of persons who would be in the path of tloods if the dam burst had been prepared by the Government.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 93, 13 January 1939, Page 5
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