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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Corporate Body created 2001-09-10 human Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes updated 2025-12-24 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/A001461b.htm SRNSW: Agency 499 corporateBody Sydney County Council State of New South Wales AACR2 17 August 1935 2 January 1991 Start Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia End Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Location Sydney, New South Wales Public utilities Advisory or Regulatory Body The Sydney County Council was established in August 1935 under the Gas and Electricity Act 1935, to generate and distribute electricity to the municipalities within the County Council's area. It took over the Electricity Department of the Sydney City Council, including its power stations, main transmission lines and distribution networks, that had previously serviced the area. From 1 January 1952, its two power stations and bulk transmission lines were transferred to the control of the Electricity Commission of New South Wales and, from then on, the Sydney County Council purchased electricity in bulk and continued to distribute electricity to its consumers. On 1 January 1980, the Council and its electricity distribution area was expanded to include the former County Councils of Brisbane Waters, St. George and McKellar. On 2 January 1991, Sydney County Council was dissolved when Sydney Electricity, established under the Sydney Electricity Act 1990, commenced operations. Forbes Mackay, Hugh Rose (1871 - 1940)

Forbes Mackay was appointed General Manager, Sydney County Council when it was formed in 1935. He transitioned all the electricity undertakings from the Electricity Department, Sydney City Council, retiring in 1939.

 Vine Hall, Roger (1878 - 1967)

General Manager, 1939 - 1944.

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 'Sydney County Council', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Sydney County Council Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Book Section: Chapter 14: Electricity supply in the Sydney region Dunstan, David Chapter 14: Electricity supply in the Sydney region Crows Nest, New South Wales Engineers Australia 1989 Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney Don Fraser 271-284 Book: Fifty years of electricity supply : the story of Sydney's electricity undertaking Anderson, Gordon F. Fifty years of electricity supply : the story of Sydney's electricity undertaking Sydney Sydney County Council 1955 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000