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Foreword<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every organization has some \u00a0responsibility for recording the history \u00a0both of itself and of the industry\u00a0in which operates, and the Australian National Committee on \u00a0Large Dams \u00a0Inc. (ANCOLD) \u00a0is no exception.<\/p>\n

In 1998 \u00a0ANCOLD \u00a0published Th<\/em>e ANCOLD \u00a0<\/em>S<\/em>tory <\/em>193<\/em>7<\/em>–1995 <\/em>which sets out \u00a0its own \u00a0history including its origins, development, activities and \u00a0publications over \u00a0almost 60 years.<\/p>\n

A second book, Dam Technology<\/em> in A<\/em>ustralia <\/em>1<\/em>8<\/em>5<\/em>0–<\/em>19<\/em>9<\/em>9<\/em>, <\/em>was produced in 2000.\u00a0 That volume presents the \u00a0developments\u00a0 in Australian dam \u00a0engineering for \u00a0six \u00a0different types \u00a0of\u00a0 dams, as Australian dam \u00a0engineers played their part in \u00a0the innovations and improvements in \u00a0the art of dam \u00a0building taking place \u00a0all around the world.<\/p>\n

As you \u00a0will \u00a0see, the present book \u00a0looks \u00a0at Australia’s sometimes desperate need \u00a0for water \u00a0and how those needs were met progressively by building over \u00a0500 large \u00a0dams. \u00a0A major proportion of these dams were \u00a0designed and \u00a0constructed by government authorities, \u00a0and \u00a0the book \u00a0outlines the history of these authorities in each \u00a0state and \u00a0territory.<\/p>\n

The \u00a0latter two \u00a0books had \u00a0their origins in the Heritage \u00a0Dams \u00a0Project, \u00a0ably led by Tony Moulds and carried out jointly by ANCOLD and the Institution of Engineers, Australia, with \u00a0financial assistance from the National Estate Grants Program. The project resulted in the identification and nomination of 26 \u00a0dams \u00a0for \u00a0listing \u00a0on the Register of \u00a0the \u00a0National Estate. In\u00a0 addition several experienced dam \u00a0engineers wrote six historical summaries describing the technological advances in dam building over the last 150 years. These summaries formed the basis for the Dam Te<\/em>c<\/em>h<\/em>n<\/em>o<\/em>l<\/em>o<\/em>gy <\/em>volume cited above.<\/p>\n

At the same time \u00a0the present author wrote a non-technical historical overview for the project, and \u00a0that account has provided much \u00a0of the text for this book. \u00a0When \u00a0publication was proposed, several ANCOLD members carried out a full review \u00a0and made constructive suggestions, including the \u00a0need for an early chapter explaining the dam building challenge to the general reader. \u00a0Many members have \u00a0subsequently responded to appeals for photographs to illustrate the text. Despite the pressures of heavy workloads, \u00a0the spirit of voluntary cooperation and assistance is still very much alive in our organization.<\/p>\n

For its part the Institution \u00a0of \u00a0Engineers, \u00a0Australia has recognized the engineering heritage significance of particular dams under \u00a0its Australian historic engineering plaques program. \u00a0Most of the \u00a0dams\u00a0 already \u00a0nominated for listing\u00a0 \u00a0on the Register of the National Estate have been awarded either a National Engineering Landmark or an Historic \u00a0Engineering Marker. These awards take the form of attractive bronze plaques conspicuously placed at visitor viewing areas at the dams.<\/p>\n

Details of all the large dams in Australia are recorded \u00a0in \u00a0ANCOLD’s \u00a0R<\/em>e<\/em>gi<\/em>s<\/em>te<\/em>r <\/em>of <\/em>L<\/em>a<\/em>r<\/em>ge <\/em>D<\/em>am<\/em>s <\/em>i<\/em>n <\/em>A<\/em>u<\/em>s<\/em>tr<\/em>a<\/em>l<\/em>i<\/em>a<\/em> which \u00a0is updated periodically and can be downloaded from the website www.ancold.org.au<\/a>. The book \u00a0relies heavily on the Register for its tabulated data, \u00a0and I express \u00a0ANCOLD’s debt of gratitude to Bob Wark of Western Australia who, with our s<\/em>t<\/em>a<\/em>t<\/em>e<\/em> representatives, has maintained the Register for more than 20 years.<\/p>\n

Starting in colonial \u00a0times, this book unveils the history of dam building in Australia, an important facet of our country’s survival and development. \u00a0On behalf of ANCOLD, I congratulate the author on putting this significant story together and \u00a0f<\/em>o<\/em>r <\/em>managing its publication, \u00a0thereby bringing the Heritage Dams Project to a useful conclusion.<\/p>\n

P<\/em>h<\/em>i<\/em>l<\/em>l<\/em>i<\/em>p<\/em> C<\/em>u<\/em>m<\/em>m<\/em>i<\/em>n<\/em>s<\/em><\/p>\n

Chairman of ANCOLD Inc.<\/p>\n

September 2003<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Foreword Every organization has some \u00a0responsibility for recording the history \u00a0both of itself and of the industry\u00a0in which operates, and the Australian National Committee on \u00a0Large Dams \u00a0Inc. (ANCOLD) \u00a0is no exception. In 1998 \u00a0ANCOLD \u00a0published The ANCOLD \u00a0Story 1937–1995 which sets out \u00a0its own \u00a0history including its origins, development, activities and \u00a0publications over \u00a0almost […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":27557,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_cat":[60],"product_tag":[65,61],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAustralia's 500 Large Dams Conserving Water on a Dry Continent (2003) by Bruce Cole - ANCOLD<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ancold.org.au\/product\/australias-500-large-dams-conserving-water-on-a-dry-continent-2003\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australia's 500 Large Dams Conserving Water on a Dry Continent (2003) by Bruce Cole - ANCOLD\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Foreword Every organization has some \u00a0responsibility for recording the history \u00a0both of itself and of the industry\u00a0in which operates, and the Australian National Committee on \u00a0Large Dams \u00a0Inc. 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