Lost Tumut

Memories and history of a small country town

  • About
  • Contact
  • Bogong Magazines
  • Blowering Collection
    • Blowering Valley Pictures
    • Blowering Dam Construction
    • Blowering Dam in Drought
  • Song of Autumn
  • TPAS Productions
You are here: Home / Archives for blowering dam

Blowering Dam construction 1965 – diversion tunnel.

October 22, 2018 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Chris Nicholes for this picture and to Kevin Lawson for the description below: This is before the Concrete lining. Note! the steel arches with peak at the top. Arches are concreted into the base. Timber supports and wedging typical of support for potential rock falls throughout the whole length.

Gravel Crushing Plant – Blowering

November 3, 2016 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Chris Nicholes for this photo and description from 1966: 50 years ago. Blowering dam construction. a Dozer being refuled at the gravel crushing plant.

Blowering Construction Camp 1966

June 7, 2016 by lostadmin Leave a Comment

Thanks to Chris Nicholes for this picture and description: 1966 Blowering Dam construction camp. Blasting happening at Brandy Marys quarry in the background.

Peter Webb, Blowering Dam 1967

April 8, 2015 by lostadmin 1 Comment

Thanks to Chris Nicholes for supplying this picture and description: Blowering Dam site, 1967.Peter Webb operating Cat 631 scraper, photo courtesy Judy Webb

Grouting Crew at Blowering Dam 1965

January 22, 2015 by lostadmin 1 Comment

With thanks to Chris Nicholes, the following pic and description from the construction of Blowering Dam: 1965. Grouting crew at Blowering Dam. Some names mentioned are Gary Ballard, Max Hausler, Doug Saunders, and Ron Rowlings kneeling. Others unidentified.

Next Page »

Subscribe via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email (email sent no more than every 2-3 days).

Recent Posts

  • Edgar Joseph Baker’s Truck
  • Tumut Infants Class 1-TR Circa 1959
  • Rebecca Downing -Star Hotel
  • Rugby League Fun, 1973
  • Frank Dickinson 1942
  • Tumut High School 6th Form, 1970
  • Tumut High School Open Rugby League 1971
  • Wynyard Hotel 1968
  • Tumut River at Lob’s Hole 1950
  • Helen’s Acorn Tree – Little River

Previous Posts

Categories

  • 1824-1899
  • 1900-1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000-now
  • News

Popular topics

1950 1951 1953 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1974 1976 blowering blowering dam blowering valley Bombowlee Butler capper st Doon festival of falling leaf gilmore Herbert St infants school Kiandra Maher Cup McAlister racecourse Rugby League russell st Sturt talbingo taxi tumut high school tumut primary school Tumut river wynyard st Young Anglicans

Recent Comments

  • Desley Carstens on Tumut Co-Op Staff 1983
  • Desley Carstens nee Beattie on Beattie Family Circa 1901
  • Kathy Beale on Beattie Family Circa 1901
  • Pat Barrett on Letter To A Brother: 1918
  • Penny Sharp on Tumut High School Debating Team 1968

Copyright © 2021 · Magazine Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in