Purchase 'The Water-getters' today

Flood of interest in Tasmanian water drama

A new book exposing the drama, adventure, greed and pioneering spirit which marked the history of southern Tasmania’s water supply – from the earliest forays up Mount Wellington through to twentieth-century feats of engineering – was released today by Hobart Water.

Written by acclaimed Tasmanian author Bernard Lloyd, the full colour publication The Water-getters brings to life fascinating characters and stories with previously unpublished facts, maps and photographs.

CEO of Hobart Water, Dr Christine Mucha, said the book’s stories and photographs would have tremendous appeal to Tasmanians and pre-orders from bookshops had already exceeded expectations.

“The Water-Getters is a new and revealing work of history which has been two years in the making, and illustrates methods from indigenous times through to settlers’ pioneering forays and twentieth-century feats of engineering.

“The Water Getters tells about the spirit of the Hobart people, their stalwart search for water sources, and their ingenuity in getting it to homes.

Today, Hobart Water is the bulk drinking water authority charged by its owners—the city’s eight local councils—to source, treat and supply drinking water.

Hobart’s town water system is the oldest in Australia.

Commissioned and funded by Hobart Water, The Water-getters is Bernard Lloyd’s second historical work, the first being Before we eat: a delicious slice of Tasmania’s culinary life.

If you would like to purchase a copy of The Water-Getters, you can contact us by email, phone on 03 6233 6533, fax on 6273 9205 or mail to PO Box 1060, Glenorchy TAS 7010.

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