Launceston Municipal Council

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Function: Organising Committee and Advisory or Regulatory Body

Location: Launceston, Tasmania, Australia

The Launceston Municipal Council commissioned the Duck Reach power station, which began operation in 1895. It was Tasmania's first publicly owned hydro electric plant. The Council later became known as the Launceston City Council.

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Location: Launceston, Tasmania

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Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=A001202. [ Details ]

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