MMBW, Melbourne, AU
Metal access cover in the streets off Melbourne, Australia marked MMBW and J&TM. The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was a public utility board in Melbourne set up in 1891 to provide water supply, sewerage, and sewage treatment functions for the city. In 1992, the MMBW was merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water. The J&TM stands for John & Thomas McIlwraith, a local foundry for over 100 years that went under sometime in the 1970s/80s.
MMBW, Melbourne, AU
Metal access cover in the streets off Melbourne, Australia marked MMBW and J&TM. The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) was a public utility board in Melbourne set up in 1891 to provide water supply, sewerage, and sewage treatment functions for the city. In 1992, the MMBW was merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water. The J&TM stands for John & Thomas McIlwraith, a local foundry for over 100 years that went under sometime in the 1970s/80s.