WATER FOR COOLGARDIE.
REJOICINGS ON TUB GOLDFIELDS.
(Received January 26, 1.10 a.m.) COOL-GAUD IK, January 23. The groat scheme for supplying tho goldfields with water is now an accomplished fact. Saturday was a red-letter day. On the previous day two special trains conveyed Sir John Forrest (federal Defence Minister) Sir William Lyno (federal Home Secretary), Mr Reid and other members of tho federal Parliament ■ and a largei number of visitors from Perth. The influx was so great that many had to sleep in the trains and in tents. The town was gaily decorated, and there was much enthusiasm. . Sir John and Lady Forrest's carnage, drawn by twenty-four schoolboys, headed an imposing procession. The ceremonies of turning on the water at the various centres were performed bv Lady Forrest and the Mayoresses of Cooigarclie KalgoOrlie and Boulder City, and that of turning it into the great dam by Sir John. Forrest. . AVater is now everywhere abundant in the townships at ninepence per hundred gallons, instead of, as previously, three shillings ami sixpence and upwards per hundred gallons for condensed.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19030126.2.22.10
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4872, 26 January 1903, Page 5
Word Count
178WATER FOR COOLGARDIE. New Zealand Times, Volume LXXIV, Issue 4872, 26 January 1903, Page 5
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in