The well and lath house
THE WELL was a brick lined underground tank with hand pump supplying water for the main homestead buildings in the early days. This well was covered in wood, similar to today and when the walls partly collapsed it was filled in, about 1938.
The tank was dug out and restored by D.E Frazer in the 1990s. The rainwater from the buildings is collected via brick hobs and reticulated into the water tank; this water is then pumped to the house by a small electric pump.
The high tank stand was erected in the 1950s by Harry, Stan and Charlie Fardell, with some help from Kevin Andrews. The Tank was fed by a diesel generator and pump system which drew water from the dam on 168 Invergowrie Rd. This tank today is used to supply dam water for the garden.
THE LATH HOUSE featured in early photographs of the property was reinstated in the garden by Douglas Moffatt, D.E. Frazer and Ian Telford and contains the electric pump for the homestead potable water which is pumped from the underground tank.
The tank was dug out and restored by D.E Frazer in the 1990s. The rainwater from the buildings is collected via brick hobs and reticulated into the water tank; this water is then pumped to the house by a small electric pump.
The high tank stand was erected in the 1950s by Harry, Stan and Charlie Fardell, with some help from Kevin Andrews. The Tank was fed by a diesel generator and pump system which drew water from the dam on 168 Invergowrie Rd. This tank today is used to supply dam water for the garden.
THE LATH HOUSE featured in early photographs of the property was reinstated in the garden by Douglas Moffatt, D.E. Frazer and Ian Telford and contains the electric pump for the homestead potable water which is pumped from the underground tank.