Photograph - Melbourne Electric Supply Co, Nos.7 & 8 Boilers with Chain Grate Stokers, Richmond, Victoria, 28 Oct 1910

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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:: Sepia toned black & white silver gelatin photographic print.
Description Of Content:: Nos.7 & 8 Babcock & Wilcox watertube type boilers with chain gate stokers in Boiler House at the Melbourne Electric Supply Company's Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria, 28th October 1910.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from Public Record Office Victoria (PROV)

Discipline:	Technology
Dimensions:	111 mm (Height), 153 mm (Width)

Tagged with:	electric power generation, electric power stations, steam boilers, auto stokers
Themes this item is part of:	Engineering Collection, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) Collection
Primary Classification:	ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Secondary Classification:	Electric Power - Generation
Tertiary Classification:	power stations
Inscriptions:	Hand written in black ink on album page below photograph: 'No.7 and 8 Boilers with Chain Grate Stokers, / Melbourne, 28-10-10'
Format:	Photograph: Sepia
Place & Date Depicted:	Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 28 Oct 1910
Organisation Depicted:	Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Ltd Green Street Power Station, Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 28 Oct 1910
Manufacturer of Item Depicted:	Babcock & Wilcox Ltd, Renfrew, Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain, circa 1908