Summary
This horizontal air compressor was one of a pair of electrically powered Kelly & Lewis units installed in the South Engine Room in about 1926. They replaced several small steam-powered compressors mounted on the large steam pumping engines. By the 1920s, electric equipment began to replace the steam-powered machinery at the Station after it was connected to the State Electricity Commission (SEC) power grid.
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Water, Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW)
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Spotswood Pumping Station, Melbourne & Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW), Australia, circa 1926-1965
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References
[Article] Churchward, Matthew. 2001. The Spotswood Pumping Station, in Rasmussen, Carolyn. 2001. A Museum for the People: A History of Museum Victoria and its predecesors, 1854-2000. pp.349-352., 2001, pp.349-352 Pages
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Keywords
Air Compressors, Sewerage, Sewerage Works, Spotswood Sewerage Pumping Station
