Summary
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
Foreground: coal storage area, with bins on rails and mid-left, the curving elevated ropeway leading to the power station boiler house in the distance. Background: Yallourn 'A' Power Station under construction, showing (far right) the turbine house completed, and the boiler house with three chimneys only.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Yallourn, Latrobe Valley, Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 1923
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Format
Photograph, film base, Negative, 35 mm, Black & White
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Classification
Mining & metallurgy, Extraction - brown coal, Coal handling equipment
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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References
[Book] Harvey, Colin. 1992. Yallourn Power Station - A History 1919 to 1989., 110 Pages
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Keywords
Chimneys, Construction Sites, Power Stations, Railway Rollingstock
