Report on electrical development in New South Wales

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Rendel, Palmer & Tritton (Firm)
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New South Wales : Govt. Pr., 1937
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REPORT ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 1937 1
REPORT ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 1937 2
REPORT ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 1937 16
CONTENTS 18
APPENDICES 22
PLATES 24
REPORT ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 26
2. PRESENT SYSTEMS OF ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (See also Appendix I and Plate 2) 29
3. VOLTAGES AND FREQUENCIES (See also Appendix I) 33
4. LOAD AND POWER DEMAND (See also Appendix I) 33
5. LEGISLATION RELATING TO ELECTRICITY SUPPLY (See also Appendix II) 38
6. MAIN RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION (See also Appendix III and Plate 16) 40
7. COAL RESOURCES- OF THE STATE (See Plate 17) 45
8. WATER POWER RESOURCES OF THE STATE GENERAL 46
9. SNOWY RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME (See also Appendix IV and Plates 18,19, 20 and 21) 50
10. SHOALHAVEN RIVER HYDRO ELECTRIC SCHEME (See also Appendix V and Plate 18, 22 and 23) 54
11. STYX RIVER HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEMES (See also Appendix VI and Plates 24, 25, and 26) 55
12. WYANGALA HYDRO-ELECTRIC SCHEME (See also Appendix VII, and Plates 18 and 27.) 58
13. PROPOSED ORGANISATION AS AFFECTING ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AREAS (See also Section 18 and Appendix XI) 60
14. SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO SYDNEY AND DISTRICT (See also Appendix VIII and Plates 2, 18, 28 and 29.) 60
15. SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO NEWCASTLE AND DISTRICT (See also Plate 4) 67
16. SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO THE SOUTH WESTERN AREA (See also Appendix IX and Plate 2) 69
17. SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TO THE NORTH EASTERN AREA (See Appendix X and also Appendix VI, and Plates 2 and 24) 76
18. FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANISATION (See also Appendix XI) 81
19. CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 91
APPENDIX I TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL. PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 94
APPENDIX II TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL, PALMER AND TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 110
APPENDIX III TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL, PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 116
APPENDIX IV TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL, PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 126
APPENDIX V TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL. PALMER AND TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 154
APPENDIX Vl TO REPORT OF 1937 OF RENDEL, PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 168
APPENDIX VII TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL, PALMER AND TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 186
APPENDIX VIII TO REPORT OF 1937. BY RENDEL, PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 190
APPENDIX IX TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL. PALMER & TRITTON, ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 198
APPENDIX X TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL, PALMER & TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 216
APPENDIX XI TO REPORT OF 1937 BY RENDEL. PALMER AND TRITTON ON ELECTRICAL DEVELOPMENT IN NEW SOUTH WALES 234
PLATES 240

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