NRS-9907 | Photograph of Potts Hill

This is a photograph of Potts Hill reservoir No.2 at Birrong in the Bankstown municipality under construction in 1916. It shows workers, a railway line, and two steam trains (all from a distance).The reservoir was constructed between 1913 and 1923. (1)  Endnote1. Sydney Water website Heritage Item Potts Hill Reservoirs Site http://www.sydneywater.com.au/SW/water-the-environment/what-we-re-doing/Heritage-search/heritage-detail/?heritageid=4573701 (accessed 16 January 2015) and Dictionary of Sydney website  http://dictionaryofsydney.org/structure/potts_hill_reservoir_no.2) (accessed 16 January 2015.(SR Map No.32255). 1 photograph. Note: This description, as amended, is extracted from Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.