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The monks, based at New Norcia were a pastoral giant in colonial WA. To support their flocks of sheep they constructed a water supply system based on the use of over 200 wells. The monks had developed a particular criterion which set their wells apart from others; they had to be ‘on land owned by the Benedictines; constructed to a standard design including a large diameter and stone lining, of good quality and sited to provide water and have enough grass nearby to feed a flock of 1,000 sheep.’