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discharge was allowed to flow into Black Creek. The pumping station site on part
of Portion 9, Parish of Cessnock and the treatment works land on part of portion
25, Parish of Cessnock were acquired by purchase from J. Slade on 13th March, 1931.

The Cessnock Sewerage Works were constructed by the N.S.W. Public Works
Department and transferred to the H.D.W.B. on 13th June, 1933. The notification
of this transfer appears in Government Gazette No. 98 dated 30th June, 1933.
Expenditure cost plus interest for the sewerage works had esculated to £248,275.0.0
($496' 550. 00) .

During 1931 when the capacity of Neath Pumping Station was being reviewed
and investigated to handle the additional demands that would follow with the
introduction of the Cessnock Sewerage Scheme, this listing from a diagram dated
30th June, 1931 shows the pumps and mains pipeline thus:-

NEATH PUMPING STATION

No. 1 Unit Two pumps, earlier driven by a crude engine
had been altered to be operated by an electric
motor

No. 2 Unit Two pumps steam driven mainly stand by

No. 3 Unit Two pumps driven by a crude oil engine

PIPE-LINES BEYOND NEATH TOWARDS CESSNOCK

Neath to Cessnock Three mains 13 11 ' 12 11 & 8 11
Neath to Aberdare 8" Main
Aberdare to Kearsley 411 Main
Aberdare to Cessnock 6" Main

CESSNOCK MAIN STREETS 6" Main
6" Main
Allandale Road 6" Main
Vincent Street
South Avenue

Cessnock to Bellbird Reservoir 12" Main