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.

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Construction of Yallourn 'A' power station boiler house, left and centre, and turbine house, right. Both are at the frame stage, with the turbine house partially walled. Steam drums are visible in position in the boiler house frame. The steelwork was supplied by Redpath, Brown anbd Co of Glasgow. In the foreground are construction sheds, a storage shed, two steam drums, and what appears to be rows of tree trunks.

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