. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Nov. 2, 190S.] Agricultmml Gazette of 889 mentioned that it has been recommended to substitute this kind of power at the works of the Hay Irrigation Trust. The small Ruston suction gas power plant illustrated in these pages is from a block supplied by Messrs. Gibson, Battle, k Co., Sydney ; also the small oil engine with dynamo, which is capable of supplying eighty-two electric lights of 16-candle ])Ower each, and of being used as a motor. The Mather-Platt electrical pumping plan
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. Nov. 2, 190S.] Agricultmml Gazette of 889 mentioned that it has been recommended to substitute this kind of power at the works of the Hay Irrigation Trust. The small Ruston suction gas power plant illustrated in these pages is from a block supplied by Messrs. Gibson, Battle, k Co., Sydney ; also the small oil engine with dynamo, which is capable of supplying eighty-two electric lights of 16-candle ])Ower each, and of being used as a motor. The Mather-Platt electrical pumping plant for the Menangle Water Works, an interesting account of which appeared in the columns of the A'ngineer, was supplied by this fii'ni. There is one phase of electricity as applied to agrarian life in this country, which has undoubtedly caught on with thefarmerand grazier —that is, the introduction of the telephone. One firm alone—thnt of Anthony Hordern and Sons—do a iii farm and s'ation tele- phones and material to the extent of fully =£3,000 a year, with an increasing tendency. They have supplied extensive material for Brookong, Widgiewa, Cannonbar, Urangaline, Tarco^la, Coonong, Carrathool, Wilga Downs, Uardry, Grnongal, Nangus, Cronga Peak, and other la'ge sfat'ons in the int'-rior, some of which have over twenty telephones connected ; and a large number of smaller stations and farms have been :mit ;wg| sufi S^^^jjj^^^K - -? .,.: -i.«-.^f. 1 * iiiim^. """''''wiwiwi llpllIlM"- '"J "Mather & Plitt " High-Lift Pump and Motor. From block kindly lent by Messrs. Gibson, Battle, & Co., Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New South Wales. Dept. of Agriculture. Sydney, C. Potter, Govt. Printer [etc. ]
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