Power for the people a history of gas and electricity in Western Australia / Louise Boylen and John McIlwraith ; editor David Gladwell

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AuthorBoylen, Louise; McIlwraith, JohnDescriptionThis history was produced to mark the end of the State Energy Commission of Western Australia and the creation of two separate electricity and gas businesses. It follows the development of the gas and electricity industry in the State since Alfred Carson distilled gas from blackboys for lighting his home in 1849. The impact of gas and electricity on the economic and social development of W.A. is documented through old photographs and examination of the role of, among others, the Fremantle Gas Co., the Fremantle Gas & Coke Co., the South Fremantle Power Station.ImprintPerth, W.A. State Energy Commission of Western Australia. Public and Government Affairs Branch 1994Collationix, 136 p. ill. (some col.) 30 cm.LanguageEnglishDate Published1994NotesIncludes index p. 133- Appendices 3 and 4 at the end list significant dates in the gas and electricity industry of Western Australia since 1829ISBN0730964191Dewey Class333.79 BOYPublication FormatBook

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Barcode30118000183677LocationReference Collection

SubjectElectric power production and supplyFremantle Gas and Coke CompanySouth Fremantle Power StationGas supplyCollectionPublications Collection

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Request AccessPlease email the Fremantle History Centre: lhc@fremantle.wa.gov.au