This serles of illustrations shows some of the equipment at the Caulfield sub-statton That on the left shoivs three Siemens 3,000 k w rotary converter The function of this plant is to convert 1,000 volt thru--Dhase alternatinn current to 1500 volt direct current, at which pressure it Is usod for train operation Tho centre picture shows tito 20,000 volt switchgear operating panels By means of this apparatus iho switches which conloi the 20 000 volt three-phase alternating current from Newport power-house aro in turn controlled and operated The third illustration is of tho 20,000 volt Ironclad switchgear The switchgear enabled the size of the sub-station to bo reduced considerably, as much less spaco is taken than with the ordinary open type gear There are special safety devices embodied In tho design of this gear which make ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 251 words"Beyond the Rocks," with Rudolph Valentine and Gloria Swanson in the [?]ing parts, was shown at the Town Hall on Saturday night. The staging and acting ...
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Article : 68 words"Orphans of the Storm" is still proving an outstanding attraction at the New Strand Theatre, and it seems destined for as long a run as its predecessors at the ...
Article : 131 wordsBefore Messrs. Germon (chairman), [?] burne, Keys, Church, and Mitchell, in the Caulfield Court on Friday, proceedings were taken against the Methodist Church, ...
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Article : 107 wordsIn the Caulfield Court on Friday, before Messrs. German, Church, Keys, Mitchell, and Lilburne, J.P.'s, George Lajdlaw of Howard street, North Melbourne, was charged with having travelled ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Mon 16 Oct 1922, Page 5
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