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Pyrmont Powerhouse, Pyrmont, 1919

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Unique IDA-01001344SeriesDemolition Books - Glass NegativesDateBetween 1st January 1919 and 31st December 1919Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - Glass NegativeDescriptionThe council built Pyrmont Powerhouse in 1904 to supply electric lighting to Sydney’s streets, and eventually to provide electricity inside the home. The power station, designed by R H Brodrick and his chief assistant James Merriman, ‘went through several cycles of rebirth, as boilers, turbines, generators and chimneys were replaced and output increased’. Pyrmont Powerhouse increased from its original capacity of 500 kilowatts, to 200 megawatts by 1955. This photograph was taken by Milton Kent on 19 August 1919. (Reference: Shirley Fitzgerald and Hilary Golder, Pyrmont & Ultimo under siege, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1994).LanguageNo linguistic content - Not applicable (zxx)Special citationThe council built Pyrmont Powerhouse in 1904 to supply electric lighting to Sydney’s streets, and eventually to provide electricity inside the home. The power station, designed by Brodrick and his chief assistant Merriman, ‘went through several cycles of rebirth, as boilers, turbines, generators and chimneys were replaced and output increased’. Pyrmont Powerhouse increased from its original capacity of 500 kilowatts, to 200 megawatts by 1955. Author/creatorCity of SydneyPublisherCity of Sydney

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Colour depthGreyscaleDimensions 16.51 x 21.59 cm (6.5 x 8.5 in)Image aspectLandscape

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SuburbPyrmontPostcode2009StateNSWCountryAustralia

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Extant buildingYesBuilding namePyrmont PowerhouseBuilding ownerCity of Sydney CouncilArchitectRobert Hargreave Brodrick and James Merriman

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Public access statusRestricted (fragile) - do not issue

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Source system ID095/095194Alternative IDNSCA CRS 51/4715

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CollectionDeveloping Sydney: Capturing change 1900-1920PyrmontRelated Items004\004934