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Negative - Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania, circa 1900
Reg. No: MM 001787
- Description Of Content:
- The Duck Reach hydro-electric generating station in the second basin of the Cataract Gorge near Launceston. There are steps up the cliff face on the right and a suspension bridge in the foreground. Flume and penstock are above the station. This was the first hydro-electricity station in the world used to provide power to a city and first operated in 1895. In 1929, the station was largely destroyed in a flood but was rebuilt with concrete.
- Acquisition Information:
- Copied from Wendy Crebbin, 1985
- Acknowledgement:
- The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
| Discipline: | Technology |
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| Tagged with: | hydro electric schemes, hydro energy, industrial equipment, power generation, power stations, water power |
| Themes this item is part of: | Images & Image Making Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection |
| Primary Classification: | ENERGY TECHNOLOGY |
| Secondary Classification: | Electric Power - Generation |
| Tertiary Classification: | power stations |
| Format: | Negative: Black & White; 35 mm |
| Place & Date Depicted: | Cataract Gorge, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, circa 1900 |
| Creator: | circa 1900 |
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