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
Turbine room, Yallourn 'A' power station, showing 5 of the 6 Metropolitan Vickers 12.5 MW turbo generators. Image is pre 1930, when the room was extended for the 4 'B' station turbo generators, in the direction of the viewer. However the image shows slightly different instrumentation to Harvey page 83, taken in 1926.
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, circa 1926
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Format
Negative, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Indecipherable lettering in black block letters on white, bottom right corner.
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Classification
Energy technology, Electric power - generation, Turbo generators
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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., 83, 149 Pages
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Keywords
Electricity, Power Generation, Power Stations, Turbine Rooms
