Mines Power Station, Mount Isa Mines, c.1948

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DescriptionThe Mine Power Station (MPS) is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register. It was the first pulverised coal fed power station in Australia. The site excavation was started mid August 1929 and commissioned on 6th December 1930. The spray ponds supplied the cooling water for the steam turbines and this was replaced late 1940's by Marley Cooling Towers. Babcock and Wilcox supplied a steam crane for the erection of the steel work.DateCirca 1948PhotographerPeter LaurisenRightsCC: BY-NC-SACollectionPeter LaurisenSubjectMiningUtility Buildings

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PlaceMount Isa MinesGeolocation^[1]

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OrganisationMount Isa Mines

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Mines Power Station, Mount Isa Mines, c.1948