Lawson Dam – from steam train water supply to swimming pool

By Robyne Ridge
Updated March 9 2018 - 4:20pm, first published 1:09pm
Lawson Dam and Swimming Pool. Photos courtesy Blue Mountains Library, Local Studies collection.

The commencement of steam train services across the Blue Mountains from 1867 required the provision of a reliable supply of water along the route beyond Glenbrook where a natural lake existed.

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