GM01288

Dwyer and Mackay

Kalgoorlie Electric Lighting and Power Corp, Carel Engine with Flywheel Generator in foreground, Compounded Piston with dropped Valves in background. (According to Jack Pearl and Charles Daws in the foreground, there is a Carel engine (Belgium) c 750 KW with fly wheel generator.

The background shows R Cole, Marchant and Morley (staff U.K) c 1000 KW - compunded piston with dropped valves, on the right. On the left there are Davy Stewart Engines (double deckers) originally three. Note overhead vapour light on pulley for globe changing and cleaning).

Collection Item Data

Medium Format: 16.5x21.6 cm. / 6.5x8.5 inch
Condition: Good
Medium: Unknown B&W
Keywords: kalgoorlieelectriclightingpowercorpcarelengineflywheelgeneratorforegroundcompoundedpistondroppedvalvesbackgroundjackpearlcharlesdawsbelgiumkwflywheelshowscolemarchantmorleystaffcompundedleftdavystewartenginesdoubledeckersnoteoverheadvapourlightpulleyglobechangingcleaning
Accession Number: GMM288
Registration Number: GM01288
Location: Kalgoorlie
State: WA W
Creator:  T. F. Mackay
Original Legal Broker: Museum of the Goldfields - MOG; Golden Mile Museum
Cataloguer:  Jill Moffat
Year Taken: 1920

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