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Osborne Power House [B 68923] • Photograph

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Summary

A view of the Osborne Power House (then owned by the Adelaide Electric Supply Co.) showing the conveyor belt used to lift the coal into the building.

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Physical description

Photograph; 14 cm x 9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1922

Collection

Part of Osborne Collection

Subject

Osborne Power Station (S.A.)
Electric-power plants -- South Australia -- Osborne
Building -- South Australia -- Osborne

Catalogue record

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General notes

Photograph was collected by Henry Stanley (Stan) Burgan, who was initially employed as a labourer/rigger by the construction company building the power station, and then as the driver of the crane that was used inside the building to lift heavy machinery. This included the on-site installation of the 'Metropolitan Vickers' generators. The crane had both a 25 ton hook and a 50 ton hook, although the heaviest load lifted by Mr Burgan was a rotor weighing 62 tons.

Digitisation information

Date

19/07/2004

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,420 x 2,084 pixels (7.1 MP)

Size

7.16 MB

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