Corporate Body

Adelaide Electricity Supply Company (1897 - 1946)

From
1897
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
To
1946
Functions
Public Utilities
Reference No
State Records of South Australia Agency ID: GA186
Location
Adelaide, South Australia

Summary

The Adelaide Electricity Supply Company was established in 1897 and supplied electricity to the Adelaide area until 1946, when it was replaced by the Electricity Trust of South Australia.

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Timeline

 1897 - 1946 Adelaide Electricity Supply Company
       1946 - 1995 Electricity Trust of South Australia
             1995 - 2000 ETSA Corporation

Related Cultural Objects

  • Stobie pole (1924 - )

    Paid for the patent rights, and adopted the pole design for use throughout its distribution network, 1925c - 1946.

Related People

Published resources

Books

  • Wakelin, D., The Adelaide Electric Supply Company Limited: fifty years of progress; being a history of the foundation and development of the company, 1896-1946 (Adelaide: Adelaide Electricity Supply Company Electric Supply Company, 1947), 182 pp. Details

Journal Articles

  • 'Adelaide Electric Supply Co.', Commonwealth Engineer, 1 (7) (1914), 230. Details
  • Lea, R. H. M., 'Rural transmission line practice on the system of the Adelaide Electric Supply Company, Limited', Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Australia, 8 (8) (1936), 306-310. Details

Resources

Resource Sections

  • 'GRG13 Adelaide Electric Supply Company later, Electricity Trust of South Australia', in Agency Details, State Records of South Australia, State Records of South Australia. Details
  • 'GA186 Adelaide Electricity Supply Company', in Agency Details, State Records of South Australia, State Records of South Australia. Details

See also

Ailie Smith

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