IA    28. 3.1862 Erected at great expenses, only water supply in town.

DBCE  20.12.1862 Jane Mewit attempts to commit suicide.

TC    26. 3.1881 Borough Council cleaning out.

TC    25. 3.1882 Borough Council to again clean out.

TC     1. 4.1882 Tenders called to excavate 1000 yards from it.

TC     7.10.1882 Minister for Public Works inspects the dam. Urgently  requires expansiom, a grant of L200 sought.

TC    30.12.1882 Municipal Dam to be enlarged for L250.

TC     7. 4.1882 Couchman won't completed plans and specifications for the dam enlargement, R McMillan commissioned to do so.

TC    21. 4.1883 Borough calls for tenders to excavate and other works.

TC     5. 5.1883 Much comment about difference in tenders. McGregor and Griffin L180-15/-.

TC    12. 5.1883 Very good letter to the editor about works in the "Park", expenditure, etc.

TC     9. 6.1883 Good progress on Company's Dam but little work yet on  other portions of the reserve.

TC    30. 6.1883 Now referred to as Victoria Park.

TC    26.11.1887 3 lifebuoys to be procurred.

TC    22.12.1888 Wilson and Grisold to remove fence etc.
                 Also, young men bathing in it.

TC    18.11.1899 Very nice blackfish being caught in the Company's Dam.

TC     3. 3.1900 200 yards to be extracted to clean it out, but it rains.

TC   31.1.1903   Borough council cleaning out and cutting drains.

TC   7.2.1903    The silt is being spread along the bank, talk of putting  in pepper trees.

TC   20.1.1906   Rubbish on bank.

TC   19.12.1908  Fishing

Tc   14.12.1912  Discussions about raising bank

TC   27.2.1915   Cleaned out

Tc   6.11.1915   Editorial about converting it to a swimming pool. 

 
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