More Info →Construction of Septic Tanks and Filters at Awapuni

Description: Samuel Jickell was the Palmerston North Borough Engineer from 1904-1919. In 1905, a new outfall was laid and septic tanks and filter beds were constructed at Awapuni. These septic tanks were in use until 1968. This photograph, copied in two parts, appeared in the Auckland Weekly News in 1905.

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Object type: Postcard
Relation: Public Photograph Collection Se 11b
Date: 1905
Digitisation ID: 2014N_Se11B_008018
Held In: Coolstore

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