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From: "margm" <>
Subject: Re: [ANCC] Gosfords electricty supply for telegraph and phones ?
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 07:27:00 +1000
References: <000201c2465d$4e877c00$aaa350cb@margm> <002001c246fa$741cad80$6daf36cb@gigabites>

----- Original Message -----
From: "G. Dundon" <>
To: <>
Sent: 19 August 2002 07:01
Subject: [ANCC] Gosfords electricty supply ?


Dear Gwen
> Gosford town electricity was switched on in
1923 - limited to the town
> centre. The power station was at the corner of
Erina and Watts Sts. The
> generators were driven by means of a coke gas
producer. Station operated
> from 6 am to midnight, which apparently was
common for country towns of the
> period.

How fascinating ! Was it owned by the Erina
Shire ? I wonder why it was sited there .
Prusumably the coke would have had to come by sea
from somewhere and thats away from the water front
>
> The poles in the card you saw were probably
telegraph ones. Gosford
> telegraph "station" opened in July of 1878,
J.F. Parr coming to the town
> from Queanbeyan to be in charge - and he was
soon the postmaster as well.

OK........ telegraph systems dont run of fresh air
. Question 2 . where did the power come from to
run the telegraph .

Never thought about before .......... Did the
Gosford area have gas for household use , street
lighting before that ?

Bye

MargM

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