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South Fremantle Power Station
The South Fremantle Power Station is a former oil- and coal-fired power station located in North Coogee, Western Australia. The now disused building is listed on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places. The building is of Art Deco industrial design. It was the first major power generating equipment in Western Australia designed to operate on 50 Hz. Background Power generation in Perth throughout the 1940s relied heavily on the sole 25-megawatt generator of the East Perth Power Station, backed up by a number of older, smaller and less efficient generators. Consequently, power cuts were frequent in the city throughout this era. As a further consequence, new electrical products were only very slowly introduced in the state and take up of those by the general public was slow as the unreliable power supply meant these could not be used reliably. At this point, Perth's electricity network operated at 40 Hz but, in 1943 the recommendation was made in the ''Standardisa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Coogee
North Coogee is a coastal, western list of Perth suburbs, suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. The suburb is immediately to the north of Coogee, Western Australia, Coogee, which takes its name from the lake, Lake Coogee, in the area, which translates to "Body of water" in the native Aboriginal Nyoongar language. Originally this lake was named Lake Munster after Prince William, the Earl of Munster, and later King William IV. The Aboriginal name ''Kou-gee'' was recorded in 1841 by Thomas Watson and has been variously spelt ''Koojee, Coojee'' and ''Coogee''. North Coogee was created on 19 December 2005 and incorporated portions of the surrounding suburbs of Hamilton Hill, Western Australia, Hamilton Hill, Spearwood, Western Australia, Spearwood and Coogee. Location North Coogee is located south of Fremantle, and is bounded by the municipal boundary of the City of Fremantle to the north, Cockburn Road and Beeliar Regional Park to the east, Powel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
