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Print - Pyrmont Powerhouse, Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, 1919

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Unique IDA-00040827SeriesDemolition Books - Albums and Prints, 1900-1949Date19th August 1919Date qualifierexactFormatPhotograph - PrintNavigationSee Related Items for the Glass Plate Negative of this image.DescriptionThe 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/creatorPhotographer: Milton KentPublisherCity of Sydney

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Address

SuburbPyrmontPostcode2009StateNew South WalesCountryAustralia

Building Information

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

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Public access statusRestricted original (digital copy available)

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Source system ID004\004934Alternative ID51/4715

Data quality

Authenticity & integrityThis is an original print image created by the Municipal Council of Sydney. The record has been held in the Council’s custody and has a high level of authenticity.

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CollectionDemolition Books - PrintsBoxCSA045404Related ItemsGlass Negative - Pyrmont Powerhouse, Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, 1919

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Print - Pyrmont Powerhouse, Pyrmont Street Pyrmont, 1919