Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) further records, [ca. 1836-ca. 1996]
Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) further records, [ca. 1836-ca. 1996]
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Author / Creator
Date
[ca. 1836 - ca. 1996]
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9875 , ON 607 , PXA 2156 , PXA 2158 , PXD 1441 , PXE 1685 , SLIDES 317
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Physical Description
Contents
42.88 metres of textual material (268 boxes) - printed, manuscript
Approximately 3330 photographs - 86 x 45cm or smaller - black and white, coloured
39 photograph albums
906 slides - lantern, film
2744 photonegatives - 25 x 31cm or smaller
1 outsized negative - 42 x 37cm - glass
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Level of description
Fonds
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Restricted : Written permission for access and copying or reproduction of Australian Gas Light Company records is required from Jemena Limited
Copying Conditions
Please acknowledge : Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales
Physical Access Conditions
This material is held offsite and is usually available after 4pm on the next business day. Please submit your request through Ask a Librarian : Applies to manuscript material only
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Includes records, photographs and ephemera relating to the history of the company, staff and administration records, minutes, contracts, shares, newscuttings, Mortlake and industrial relations. Also includes records of Katoomba and Leura Gas Company, Manly Gas Company, City of Newcastle Gas & Coke Company, North Shore Gas Company
Alternative Titles
Full title
Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) further records, [ca. 1836-ca. 1996]
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by Australian Gas Light Company in 1997
Administrative / Biographical history
The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), established in 1837, was the first authority to manufacture gas in Australia. It supplied gas for the first public lighting of a street lamp in Sydney in 1841 and was the second company to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.
In 2006 the company changed its name to Alinta LGA Ltd and since 2008 is now t...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
MLMSS 9875 , ON 607 , PXA 2156 , PXA 2158 , PXD 1441 , PXE 1685 , SLIDES 317
Record Identifier
n88lzoRn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/n88lzoRn
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Reference code
146595
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