BURRUNJUCK DAM.
DEFECTS' IN WALLS. Received July 23, 8.5 a.m. SYDNEY, July 23. Serious defects in the concrete walls and considerable seepage from the immense Burrunjuck I>a.m, which is near the Federal capital territory, have been reported to the Government by experts investigating tho hydro-electric possibilities of New South Wales. The Premier stated to-night that although there was no cause for alarm remedial measures were being taken immediately. The capacity of the dam is 771,040 acre-feet of water.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 199, 23 July 1937, Page 7
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