During the 1800s, when settlers came to Adelaide, the River Torrens was their main source of water. Unfortunately, looking after the Torrens wasn’t a priority and soon it was filled with waste. As a result, typhoid and dysentery ran rampant through the city.

By the 1850s, the river’s health was so bad that settlers were instructed to bathe elsewhere and use water filters in their homes. Sadly, most of these were ineffective and many people ended up dying from water-borne diseases.

The Torrens’ situation was finally remedied by the government, who began constructing dedicated water storage facilities. By 1860, citizens were able to receive delivered water and the system was slowly extended throughout the suburbs of Adelaide.

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At the same time, sewerage plumbing also took shape and by 1955, 75 per cent of Adelaide’s suburbs were connected to a fully operational sewerage network. The system didn’t extend to every home, but it helped make the future of plumbing in Adelaide a much brighter one.

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