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On 11/3/09 14:30, in article ,
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In article ,
Martin wrote:

When I was a kid, we had no mains water or electricity. Water was pumped
manually from a well to a header tank in the loft.


I lived in Fort Rosebery briefly in 1951 or 1952. For a description
of water supplies, see:
http://www.nrzam.org.uk/HildaWilliam...Williams1.html
go to chapter 13 "Building the Bush House" and go to paragraph
13, starting "In about ten days our house was up".


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


I read a lot of this and it's wonderfully interesting. What evocative
writing.
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