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Brisbane Electric Supply Company (1896 - 1904)

From
1896
Brisbane, Queensland
To
1904

Summary

Brisbane Eclectic Supply Company acquired the rights to supply electricity to part of the inner city area of Brisbane and later a larger area under the Electricity Supply and Power Act of 1896. In 1904 the affairs of the company were taken over by the City Electric Light Co Ltd.

Timeline

 1888 - 1896 Barton, White & Company
       1896 - 1904 Brisbane Electric Supply Company
             1905 - 1955 City Electric Light Company Limited
                    Southern Electric Authority of Queensland

Archival resources

John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, (formerly John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection)

  • Brisbane Electric Supply Compan records, OM72-5; John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, (formerly John Oxley Library, Manuscripts and Business Records Collection). Details

Bruce A. Smith