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Wollongong Gaslight Company Limited (1883 - 1977)

From
1883
Wollongong, New South Wales
To
1977

Summary

The Wollongong Gaslight Company Limited was registered under the New South Wales Companies Act, 1874 on 5 April 1882. The Company supplied gas for street lighting and domestic purposes from 20 August 1883. Production of gas from coal ceased in 1977 when a pipeline from South Australia began supplying natural gas to the area.

Archival resources

Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, (formerly Archives of Business and Labour)

  • Wollongong Gaslight Company Limited records, 1911 - 1950, 41; Noel Butlin Archives Centre, Australian National University, (formerly Archives of Business and Labour). Details

University of Wollongong Archives

  • Wollongong Gaslight Company Limited records, 1902 - 1977, D71; University of Wollongong Archives. Details

Bruce A. Smith