Golden Pipeline

National Trust of WA

Explore The Golden Pipeline Heritage Trail

A self-guided drive trail between the Perth Hills and Western Australia’s Eastern Goldfields. Go with the Flow. Follow the water to discover more about the audacious goldfields water supply scheme and Engineer CY O’Connor.

Discover The people and the Scheme

“Future generations, I am quite certain will think of us and bless us for our far seeing patriotism, and it will be said of us, as Isaiah said of old, ‘They made a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert” – Sir John Forrest

The Scheme

Reservoirs

Reservoirs built as part of the scheme served three different purposes: to act as receiving and suction tanks; to regulate flow in the main conduit and for service or storage purposes.

Courtesy of Hubert and Isabelle Cox. Mayoress Cox opening Northam's water supply in June 1904.
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