Sign at Tamworth NSW Power station Museum: First town in Australia to have electric street lighting 9th November 1888.

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The sign reads: Tamworth NSW was the first town in Australia to introduce electric street lighting by means of two 18kw steam driven Crompton dynamos. Electricity was supplied to 52 street lights using 140 Swan incandescent lamps and 7 Crompton carbon arc lamps. 9th November 1888.

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Size: 5472px × 3648px
Location: Tamworth Australia
Photo credit: © chris24 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 1888, australia, electric, lighting, nsw, sign, street, tamworth