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Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works
Former public utility in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, abbreviated as MMBW, was a public utility board in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, set up in 1891 to provide water supply, sewerage and sewage treatment functions for the city; and was charged with responsibility for metropolitan highways and bridges from 1956 to 1974; and assumed responsibility for urban planning from 1949 to 1987. Following devolvement of its former planning and road transport functions, in 1992 the MMBW was merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, abbreviated as MMBW, was a public utility board in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, set up in 1891 to provide water supply, sewerage and sewage treatment functions for the city; and was charged with responsibility for metropolitan highways and bridges from 1956 to 1974; and assumed responsibility for urban planning from 1949 to 1987. Following devolvement of its former planning and road transport functions, in 1992 the MMBW was merged with a number of smaller urban water authorities to form Melbourne Water.2
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