Re: Tunnel under Oxford St

["Bill McNiven" <wmcniven@gunzel.ozemail.com.au>]

David Martin wrote in message ...
>Can someone authoritatively confirm/deny this:
>Tunnel going west from St James, & along Oxford St. Station located under
>Taylors Square, more or less completed but never used, of course. Tunnel
>continuing under Oxford St how far?


The tunnels heading SOUTH from St. James (later fitted out as air-raid
shelters) end at around Park Street.
IIRC, there is a tunnel under Oxford Street.  It's a relic of the Busby's
Bore Water Supply Scheme which brought water to the City from the reservoir
at Centennial Park.  It was superseded by the Nepean / Prospect water scheme
(c.1915?).  [Sorry, it would take ages to look up the details!]


>>supposed to be a tunnel going under Hunter St from St James linking with
>>Town Hall this now under water
This "Inner Circle" line ends at about the corner of Bent and O'Connell
Streets.  The original route was (in part) to be Oxford Square - St. James -
O'Connell St. - Town Hall (platforms later used for current ESR) - inner
western suburbs.

Rgds

Bill