Corporate entry Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (1891 - 1990s)

Summary

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was established in 1891. The MMBW was responsible for ensuring that the Melbourne area had 'an adequate supply of pure water and an efficient sanitation system'.

Archival resources

Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre

• Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Annual Steelwork Contract Plans, 1953 - 1965, VPRS 6637; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details
• Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Estray - Plan of Drainage, 1904, VPRS 5597; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details
• Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Rate Book, 1964 - 1974, VPRS 10635; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details
• Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Reports, 1971 - 1977, VPRS 3639; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details
• Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, Water and Sewerage Section District Booke - Index to Rate Cards, VPRS 2550; Public Record Office Victoria, Victorian Archives Centre. Details

Published resources

Book Sections

• Public Record Office of Victoria, '3.23.3 Commissioners of Sewers and Water Supply 1853-c.1860 Melbourne Sewerade and Water Supply Department, Department of Public Works, Board of Land and Works, c.1860-1891 Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works 1891+ [VA 1007]', in List of Holdings 1985: Public Record Office, 1985. Details

Online Resources

• 'VA 1007 Melbourne Water Corporation [known as Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works to 1992] 1891-ct', in Public Record Office Victoria online catalogue, Public Record Office Victoria, 2002, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/. Details
• Engineering Heritage Branch, Institution of Engineers, Australia, 'Engineers, Metropolitan Board of Works', in Engineering Heritage Victoria, 2001, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~engherit/mmbw_execs.htm. Details
• Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-612713. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_m.html. Details