Murtoa Water Tower Museum, Comyn St, Murtoa, VIC, Australia
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blingg
S 36° 36.903 E 142° 28.288
54H E 631586 N 5946822
A former water tower now a museum
Waymark Code: WM10QN2
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 06/11/2019
Views: 3
The former Railway Water Tower was constructed in 1885 for the Victorian Railways, there are four floors below the riveted wrought-iron tank each with a segmented-arched opening for loading aligned with the entry door.
In 1917 the water tower was purchased by Murtoa Water Trust as part of the town reticulation system. Since 1979 it has been the Historical Society's Museum and hoses one of the best taxidermy collections in Australia
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 14740
Place File No: 2/04/164/0004
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1885
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