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Grenfell Street [B 5824] • Photograph

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Summary

[General description] The Grenfell Street Power Station was opened by the Lady Mayoress on 19 November 1901, with a large number of Adelaide's leading citizens gathered to see the lights go on. This saw the beginning of the gradual roll-out of electricity supply to the whole of Adelaide. The power station was shut down in 1925 when Osborne power station took over all operations. See B 10366 for a photograph taken in 1923 showing extensions to the building which were made in 1912. The hotel on the right is the 'Producers', briefly known as the 'Electric Light' between 1900and 1906). [On back of photograph] 'Acre 155 / Grenfell Street, south side / 1909 / Far side of Adelaide Electric Supply Company building is 71 yards west of East Terrace / Tram standard on left is 21.5 yards west of East terrace'.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14.5 cm x 9.1 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1909

Photographer

Walker, Gordon

Collection

Part of Acre 155 Collection

Subject

Electric power-plants -- South Australia -- Adelaide

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Digitisation information

Date

24/06/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,579 x 2,268 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

24.38 MB

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