Australia, New South Wales, Inglis, Tamworth
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Tamworth N.S.W. 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
(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Tamworth N.S.W. 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
(Industry & Commerce) Includes location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.