Centenary of Municipal Electric Lighting In AustraliaPrint Page

The plaque acknowledges the Peel -Cunningham County Council`s restoration of the Tamworth Power Station for the centenary of municipal electric street lighting in Australia. 

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
State:	NSW
Area:	AUS
GPS Coordinates:	Lat: -31.087166 Long: 150.926909 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate.

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Details

Monument Type:	Plaque
Monument Theme:	Government
Sub-Theme:	Local
Actual Event Start Date:	09-November-1888
Actual Event End Date:	09-November-1988

Dedication

Source: MA