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BERINGBOODING ROCK WATER TANK: WESTERN AUSTRALIAN WHEATBELT

Located in the far north-eastern wheatbelt of Western Australia, Beringbooding Rock is one of the many granite outcrops found throughout the region.

Beringbooding is dominated by a 10.25 million litre water tank built during 1937–1938 for the farming community. It is the largest rock water catchment tank in Australia. Built by sustenance labour, the scheme provided employment during the Great Depression for approximately 100 men at a cost of 10,000 pounds.Rock and lived in tents. These men were often unaccustomed to hard manual labour.

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