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The history of the Maroondah Aqueduct (by Jim Connor)

Mar 292023
 

On 29th March, Jim Connor explored the history of the Maroondah Aqueduct, why and how it was constructed, some of the technology utilised and how it supported the development of Melbourne.

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  • Membership
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    • Renew your membership
    • Join Nillumbik U3A
    • Our classes (inc. enrolling)
  • Classes & events
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    • Our classes (inc. enrolling)
    • Our upcoming events
    • Our Zoom meeting calendar
    • Our OEC calendar
    • Term dates
    • Class venues
    • Venue guides for tutors
      ▼
      • Eltham Central Pavilion
      • Eltham Guide Hall
      • Old Eltham Courthouse
      • Our speakers and microphones
  • Our class blogs
    ▼
    • Astronomy and Cosmology
    • Choir blog
    • Creative Writers blog
    • Writing Workshop blog
    • Other stories by our members
    • Cooking blog
    • Craft blog
    • Cycling blog
    • First Nations blog
    • Get Creative blog
    • Golf blog
    • Jazz Appreciation blog
    • Life Changing Events in History
    • Mahjong blog
    • Painting & Drawing blog
    • Poetry through the Ages blog
    • Other poems by our members
    • Renewable Energy blog
    • Technology Users Group blog
    • Travel blog
    • Tuning in to Opera blog
    • Walking groups’ blog
    • Wine Appreciation blog
    • Zentangles & Mandala Design
    • Other classes
  • Useful information
    ▼
    • Avoiding the spread of germs
    • Forms and documents
    • For tutors and class reps
    • Issues for the hard of hearing
    • Our book swap
    • Our speaker and microphones
    • Our defibrillators
    • United Petrol discount scheme
    • Our marketing resources
    • Some local walks
    • External links
      ▼
      • Local upcoming events
      • Community Showcase
      • Links to local groups
      • Selected local groups
      • Some local resources
      • Some local authors
      • Newsletters from nearby U3As
      • U3A Online
      • Various online resources
  • News
    ▼
    • Our newsletters
    • Our past events
      ▼
      • AGMs
      • Eltham Little Theatre
      • Christmas
      • Guest speakers
      • Guided tours
      • Mini expos
      • Morning teas
      • Seniors festival
      • Other past events
    • Our marketing activities
    • Our fundraising activities
    • Artwork by our members
    • Recent books by our members
    • Jokes
    • Paraprosdokians (or puns)
    • Brain teasers
    • Lateral thinking puzzles
    • Melbourne in the 1950s
    • Remember when …
    • Think you are an AFL buff?
    • Andrew’s poems about Eltham
    • Lyn’s bird poems
    • Pat’s teddies
    • Eltham street names
    • During the pandemic
      ▼
      • Zoom videoconferencing
      • Alistair’s brush with Covid-19
      • Grow your own food
      • Life in the 1500s
      • Photo corner
      • Trivia questions and answers
      • Competition: artwork
      • Competition: words
      • Competition: re-naming
      • Exercise that brain
  • About
    ▼
    • About Us
    • Contact
    • Committee members
    • Volunteering opportunities
    • The early years
    • Our partners and sponsors
    • Interviews
      ▼
      • Andrew Leopold
      • Barbara Jackson
      • Bill Naim
      • Brian McLean
      • Cheryl and Stuart Winstanley
      • Deb and Peter Thomson
      • Dianne Parslow
      • Duang Tengtrirat
      • Gillian Essex
      • Giselle Buller
      • Guy Palmer
      • Howard Kinns
      • Jan Aitken
      • Judy Vizzari
      • Karen Coulston
      • Kath Keppel
      • Leanne Ipsen
      • Lyn and Tom Richards
      • Margaret Halford
      • Mike Ormerod
      • Pam Jenkins
      • Pauline Erickson
      • Ros Camera
      • Sabi Buehler
      • Serena and Graeme Sweeney
      • Steve Gilbert
      • Tony Lee
      • Val Harrop
    • Tutor profiles
      ▼
      • Abe Kelabora
      • Aileen Jones
      • Alan Cuthbertson
      • Amanda Owen
      • Ankie Box
      • April Edwards
      • Brian Devenish
      • Bruno Zielke
      • Carlos Serrano
      • Carole Waldron
      • Christine Crowle
      • Damien L’Huillier
      • David Chambers
      • Denise Ferguson
      • Diane Turner
      • Dianne Bannister
      • Elaine Bateman
      • Gillian Essex
      • Gordon Gunn
      • Greg Scott
      • Jan Taylor
      • Jenni Bull
      • Joan Denison
      • John Crichton
      • John Stuyfbergen
      • June Rushton
      • Karen Redrup
      • Kathy Allan
      • Ken Wing Jan
      • Laraine Hussey
      • Lindsay Byrnes
      • Lisa Attrill
      • Louise Heathcote
      • Lucille Sadler
      • Margaret Hart
      • Margit Alm
      • Mike Payne
      • Neil Parkin
      • Noel Butterfield
      • Rob Rankin
      • Robert Scopes
      • Russell Danby
      • Sue Brenkovich
      • Valerie Laver
      • Vasundhara Kandpal
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