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During the 1880s Alderman W.J. Smith persistently battled to replace gas with electrical street lighting, He was such an enthusiastic advocate of electricity that he named one of his sons Faraday, In 1887, Smith won his battle and the plant was completed in 1888, and the Mayoress, Mrs Piper "switched on" thirteen miles of street lights, the first public supply of electricity in Australia and the southern hemisphere.
Location
| Address: | 216 Peel Street, Tamworth Powerstation Museum, Tamworth, 2340 |
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| State: | NSW |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -31.087166 Long: 150.926909 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Government |
| Sub-Theme: | Local |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 09-November-1888 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 09-November-1988 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Wednesday 9th November, 1988 |
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Plaque:
TAMWORTH POWERSTATION MUSEUM
HISTORIC ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT
And First
TAMWORTH MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC SHOWROOM
Rebuilt And Restored By Peel-Cunningham County Council
To Commemorate The First Municipal Electric Streetlighting
In Australia, Which Commenced At This Site
On 9th November, 1888
- Opened By -
FRANK BRADY A.M., F.I.E. AUST.,
Chairman - General Manager - 1978 To 1988
The Electricity Commission Of New South Wales
9th November, 1988
Ald. R.A. Walsh, M.B.E., P.Newman
Chairman General Manager
Plaque:
TAMWORTH BOROUGH COUNCIL
FIRST ELECTRIC LIGHTING PLANT
The Switch Lighting In This Town
With Electric Light Was Unlocked
- BY-
Lady Mayoress Elizabeth Piper
9Th November 1888
Jas. Piper C. Harrison
Mayor A.Whiffen
Electricl Engineers
