We always wondered did the ball arrive on site already a ball?  These photos show it arrived in sections in April 1967 and was welded together on site over the next couple of months.  

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Design and Construction
Design and construction credits for the 'Elevated Water Tank' for Fletcher Jones - who made it
11 April, 1967 - the ball quarters arrive!
11 April, 1967 - the ball quarters arrive!
17th April, 1967
18th April, 1967
19th April, 1967
All together now! Photo: Arnold McKay
All together now! Photo: Arnold McKay
27th April, 1967
27th April, 1967
26th May, 1967
29th May, 1967
The tripod legs for the ball.
5th June, 1967