Tenterfield Men's Shed president Rex Holley thanked the power of the press for not only the return of two of the three tanks stolen from the shed, but the generous donation of two additional large tanks to provide an abundance of water storage capacity.
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The shed's water tank storage has gone from 3000 litres to zero with the theft of the three tanks awaiting installation, back up to 50,000 litres thanks to two 25,000 litre tanks funded by kind benefactors who read about the loss.
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Local man Bruce, who prefers not to have his surname known, contacted Mr Holley to express his dismay at the 'mongrel act' and said he'd like to do something to help on behalf of himself and wife Mary.
"We're not buying little ones," he said, checking that the shed had room for the big tanks.
"I nearly cried," Mr Holley said of the kind offer.
The two tanks will be delivered by CRT Tenterfield on Thursday and placed on the readied pad, and then installed quickly.
The next step is then to await rain to fill them but Mr Holley said some bore water will be carted in to hold the tanks in place.
Meanwhile two of the three original tanks have been found discarded in a gutter on East Street, in an OK condition.
"They must have wanted only one," Mr Holley said.
These will now be used for additional capacity elsewhere in the facility.
