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
Richmond Power Station construction - Curtis rotor, steam turbine in background.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Place & Date Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1910
Note: This image is identical to that in photograph MM 121006, although the date recorded for the two images differ by 2 months. -
Organisation Depicted
Green Street Power Station, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd, Richmond, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, May 1910
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
The British Thomson Houston Co. Ltd (BTH), England, Great Britain, circa 1905
The Curtis steam turbine was a velocity-compounded reaction turbine design patented by the America engineer Charles Gordon Curtis in 1896. It was developed into a commercial design for driving electric generators and alternators by General Electric. The British Thomson-Houston company obtained a licence for the GE Curtis design in 1902 and began producing the design commercially from 1904. -
Manufacturer of Item Depicted
Brush Electrical Engineering Co Ltd, London, Woolwich & Stafford, England, Great Britain, circa 1911
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Manufacturer of Item Depicted
C.A. Parsons & Co, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England, Great Britain, circa 1911
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Format
Glass Negative, Black & White
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Classification
Energy technology, Electric power - generation, Power stations
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Type of item
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Keywords
Construction Sites, Electricity, Power Generation, Power Stations
