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Outfall Sewer (BOOS) in 1889, and the creation of the low level sewage pumping station system to transfer sewage against gravitation in low-lying areas around the Harbour. Twenty Stations were built in the first generation of LLSPSs late in the 19th century, and in the subsequent development of
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arranged in a cruciform pattern framing the ventilation shaft. Walls are of painted picked sandstone, with rubbed sandstone door and window dressings. There is a brick dwarf wall with a 1.8m cyclone fence surrounding three sides of the site, a fourth side is bounded by a natural sandstone outcrop.
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Outfall Sewers to serve the southern, western and northern suburbs, more than 115 pumping stations were in operation by the late 1950s'. The physical manifestations of the first 50 years of this system are the station superstructures, the majority of which are still functioning today.
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Station is located within a small site adjacent to Eastern Park. The structure thus has a level of aesthetic value which is enhanced by its location in picturesque
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447:"Sewage Pumping Station No 27 (SP0027) former"
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176:Utilities - Sewerage
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810:Vent stacks
801:Ultimo (#1)
750:Wolli Creek
720:Cooks River
546:, Australia
482:Attribution
338:Callan Park
287:Description
232:Callan Park
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77:151°09′42″E
65:Coordinates
60:, Australia
1395:Categories
1284:Historical
1263:Regulators
1165:Tumut Pond
1145:Tareelaroi
1140:Tantangara
1110:Split Rock
1070:Murray Two
1060:Medlow Dam
965:Deep Creek
940:Chichester
920:Burrinjuck
915:Burrendong
893:reservoirs
735:Mosman Bay
668:Warragamba
557:reservoirs
377:References
149:Designated
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1175:Windamere
1160:Tumut Two
1155:Toonumbar
1125:Suma Park
1045:Khancoban
1030:Jindabyne
970:Eucumbene
905:Blowering
713:Aqueducts
501:CC-BY 4.0
431:CC-BY 4.0
343:Iron Cove
312:fanlights
293:sandstone
266:In 1873,
102:Architect
1254:WaterNSW
1190:Wyangala
1130:Talbingo
985:Glenbawn
955:Cochrane
900:Bendeela
847:Stanmore
832:Lewisham
740:Old Como
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697:Sewerage
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181:Builders
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41:Location
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1035:Jounama
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995:Googong
960:Copeton
945:Chifley
935:Chaffey
925:Carcoar
827:Croydon
822:Burwood
504:licence
434:licence
317:trusses
262:History
236:Rozelle
46:Rozelle
1075:Oberon
1040:Keepit
705:Sydney
631:Nepean
562:Sydney
418:2 June
297:hipped
272:Sydney
244:Sydney
54:Sydney
1150:Tooma
1095:Rydal
1080:Pejar
980:Geehi
910:Brogo
817:Bondi
304:eaves
276:Bondi
110:Owner
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791:Ryde
699:and
616:Avon
555:and
553:Dams
455:2018
420:2018
165:Type
160:1341
141:Type
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