Summary
Photograph of 15,000 kW Metropolitan-Vickers-ThompsonTurbo-Alternator set at Richmond, 1930.
Part of a large photographic collection of glass plate and film negatives, photographic prints and photo albums, relating to the development of the electric power supply industry in Victoria, operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) from 1919 to 1993 and various predecessor private and municipal power supply enterprises dating back to the late 1880s.
Description of Content
15,000 kW Metropolitan-Vickers-Thompson 3,000 .p.m. 6,600 V AC 50 cycles/sec 3-phase Turbo-Altenator Set installed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) in the engine room at Melbourne Electric Supply Co's Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria. The unit was first activated on 7th May 1929.
Physical Description
Black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV), Publicity Division, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), by Feb 1993
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Apr 1930
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Organisation Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 30 Apr 1930
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
Metropolitan-Vickers Co Ltd, Sheffield & Manchester, England, Great Britain, circa 1929
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
Thompsons Engineering & Pipe Co. Ltd, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia, circa 1929
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Format
Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Hand written in pencil on album page below photograph: '15000 KW Set at Richmond 30/4/30'
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Classification
Energy technology, Electric power - generation, Power stations
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
125 mm (Width), 99 mm (Height)
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References
Photograph appears in album HT 24137, on Page 46, top left.
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Keywords
Alternators, Electric Power Generation, Electric Power Stations, Electrical Equipment, Steam Turbines
