Location 166
Location #166. Carrick Dam.
Map 4
Address
Pipeclay Terrace

Area


Description

Location #166. Carrick Dam.


Still Standing

No



Construction Details

The dam appears to have been constructed of Carrick Gravels. It may have been crescent shaped. The registration certificate gives its dimensions as : Length - 44 yards (40m) Height - 3 feet (0.9m) Breadth - 5 feet (1.5m) Area - 1/8 Acre (506 m2)

Location Type

Dam


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Interested Parties

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Group Date Description
1 1878 - c1887 The Carrick Range Water Supply Co Details
2 C1887 - 1895 C Tippett (1) Details
3 1889 - 1890 William Renshaw Details
4 1889 - 1890 James King Details
5 1890 - 1894 Jacob Crow Details
6 1894 Adam Aitken Details
7 c1911 Carrick Gold Mining Company Details
8 c1911 - 1920 Otago Central Consolidated Gold Mines Details
9 1921 - 1957 Vincent County Council Details
10 1957 - 1988 The Crown (Ministry of Works and Development) Details
11 1988 - 1997 The Carrick Irrigation Company Details
Notes

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Note Date Short Description Note Text
2222 1878 Certificate of registration for a dam granted to the Carrick Range Water Supply Company. On 8 Mar 1878 the certificate of registration for a dam was granted to the Carrick Range Water Supply Company. At this time there is no record of who constructed the dam. This dam was much smaller than Tippett's Dam (location #167) which the company had built close by in 1875. It is known that the volume of water expected to be delivered by the company's race had fallen well short of expectations. It was also decreasing with time due to the lack of maintenance, due to lack of money. It may be that Tippett's Dam had proved too large for the volume of water available. Therefore the company had constructed a smaller dam, just upstream - the Carrick Dam.
2223 1886 The Carrick range Water Supply Company was in serious financial difficulty. The Carrick Range Water Supply Company was in a serious financial position. The water race had been completed from Coal Creek to Menzies Terrace, by using all of it's own money plus a large government mortgage. There was less water being supplied and the whole race was in poor condition. It may be that the company decided to seel the Carrick Dam at this time. Details of the sale of Tippett's Dam (#167) have survived, however not for the Carrick Dam. Although not complete, the transfer certificate for the Carrick Dam does mention the first owners of Tippett's Dam, Charles Tippett (1) miner, and David Anderson Jolly. Therefore, it may be that in 1887, along with Tippett's Dam, Charles Tippett (1) and J A Jolly (store owner and investor of Cromwell) also purchased the Carrick Dam.
2229 1895 Charles Tippett drowned in his dam (location #167) On 30 July 1895, Charles Tippett (1) drowned in his dam (#167), two years to the day that his son Charles (2) was accidentally killed in a rugby match. As a result, on 18 Sept 1895, Samuel Tippett (miner) and James Marshall (mining agent of Cromwell) became proprietors by way of transmission of the late Charles Tippett (1).
2230 1895 The licence may have lapsed during this period, or there may be a transfer certificate missing. The licence may have lapsed during this period, or there may be a transfer certificate missing.
2224 1889 William Renshaw purchased an interest in the dam. On 19 May, William Renshaw (miner) purchased an interest in the Carrick Dam, possibly a 1/12th share.
2225 1889 James King purchased a 1/12th share in the Carrick Dam. On 21 May 1889, James King purchased a 1/12th share in the Carrick Dam.
2226 1889 Jacob Crow purchased and interest in the Carrick Dam - possibly a 1/12th share. On 20th May 1889, Jacob Crow purchased and interest in the Carrick Dam - possibly a 1/12th share.
2227 1890 Jacob Crow purchased the shares of Wiliam Renshaw and James King. On 23 July 1890, Jacob Crow purchased the shares of Wiliam Renshaw and James King.
2228 1894 Adam Aitken (miner) purchased the 1/4 of the dam owned by Mr Jacob Crow. On 13 Feb 1894, Adam Aitken (miner) purchased the 1/4 of the dam owned by Mr Jacob Crow.
2231 c1911 The Carrick Gold Mining Company Ltd, and Robert Dunkley held the licence for the Carrick Dam. The Carrick Gold Mining Company Ltd, and Robert Dunkley held the licence for the Carrick Dam.
2232 1920 Carrick Dam purchased by Otago Central Consolidated Gold Mines (no liability) On 10 March 1920, Robert Dunkley, David Patrick Cullinane and John Parker Gore sold the Carrick Dam to the Otago Central Consolidated Gold Mines (no liability).
2233 1921 The Carrick Dam was transferred to the Vincent County Council. On 7 April, Otago Central Consolidated Gold Mines, transferred the dam licence to the Vincent County Council.
2234 1957 The licence for the Carrick Dam was transferred to the Crown. On 24 Aug 1957, the Vincent County Council transferred the licence for the Carrick Dam to Her Majesty the Queen. The Carrick Race which ran through the dam was administered by the Ministry of Works and Development for local irrigation, however the dam was never used to store water.
2235 1988 The government sold the Carrick Race to the Carrick Irrigation Company. The government sold the Carrick race to the Bannockburn Irrigation Scheme which has been formed into the Carrick Irrigation Company. The Carrick Race has now been re-aligned and the Carrick Dam does not now exist. This is due to earthworks carried out by Mr Wattam around 1997 as part of the construction of a new dam. The area of the Carrick Dam is part of Lot 61 Blk II Bannockburn Survey District and has been Crown lease land since 1927. For details of owners and occupiers see location #13.
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Image Id Source Date Short Description
940 Carrick Irrigation Company 8 Mar 1878 Licence for Carrick Dam. Location #166 - Pipeclay Terrace. View Image