Museum links and study resources
Papers and Historical Archives (PDFs) +Links
- 1862 - Charging for Public Water Use by Water Meter - F.G.Johnson N.Y-USA
- 1885 - Comparing competing Water Meter Designs (Web Link)
- 1888 - Water Meter testing Commission (Boston)
- 1893 - Water Meters & their difficulties -G. Walter Kent (UK)
- 1894 - The Worthington Water Meter -Applications
- 1917 - The use of Water Meters - J. C. Beardsley Source: Journal AWWA
- 1917 - Neptune Trident Water Meters
- 1927 - Water Works Engineering Magazine
- 1930 - German Co-Op. Manufacturers Group Advertisement
- 1974- The Smithsonian Story of Water Meters (Comprehensive)
- 2002 - Paddlewheel Water Meter Study - NSW Agriculture
- 2006 - Overview of AMR
- 2007 - Victorian Water Heritage Study
- 2012 - Part I Water Meter History with Moving Parts - Romania
- 2012 - Water Meters -selection, installation & testing (AWWA)
- 2016 - AMR Study Paper
- 2018 - History of American Water Meters © 2018 Morris A. Pierce (Web Link)
- 2026 - The History and origins of Australia's first Water Meters and the Government initiate to bill consumers for water use. (Currently under works)
Useful Web Links to Water related Museums
Power-House Science Museum NSW - Water Meters
Goulburn Water Works Museum NSW - Intact Historic Pumping Station
Walka Water Works Maitland NSW - Historic Pumping Station
Museums Victoria - Davies Shephard Prototype Water Meter -1880'sIndigenous Museum N.T. - Water Consciousness Water Corporation WA - Boola Bardip Water Museum
National Museum Australia ACT - Water StoriesCunderdin Museum WA - Water Pumping StationSydney Water NSW - Water Education Centre
Water-NSW - Assets Register
History Council NSW - Water Stories ExhibitionSmithsonian, Washington USA - 108-water-meters UNESCO Water Museum, Venice Italy - Global Network
Water Works Museum, UK - Water Pumps
Dutch Water Museum, Holland - The story of Water
Hydropolis Museum, Poland - The story of Water
Water Works Museum, Hong Kong - The story of Water & More
Arisu Water Museum, Seoul Korea - Perhaps best Museum everything about Water (Visited by A.Manu)