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Manjimup Heritage Park > Records

EAST PERTH POWER STATION COMMISSIONING PLAQUE

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1912

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Bronze commemorative plaque engraved as follows: THIS CENTRAL GENERATING STATION WAS INITIATED AND AUTHORISED IN 1912 BY HON. JOHN SCADDAN MLA PREMIER OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA FOR SUPPYLING ELECTRICAL ENERGY TO THE WHOLE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREA AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS

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cwa-org-35-2019.14

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Commissioning plaque for the first government owned power station in Western Australia

Manjimup Heritage Park

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