White Bay Power Station

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the railway and tram workshop and part of city’s lighting load and other government departments (eg sewerage, swing bridges e.t.c.).

White Bay Power Station came into existence in 1913. At this stage the buildings had been completed but most of the plant has yet to be established. In 1925 the proposed electrification of Suburban Railways heralded an increase in demand to be placed on the system. White Bay was extended with new installations and was changed to the British standards in terms of the electric power supply norms.

The site has not been used for active power generation from 1984. The only remaining commissioned equipment is a 132/33kv substation, which was to remain in operation till 1999. The buildings are slowly decaying and are heavily fouled by the pigeon’s nestings. Vandal damage is limited mainly to broken windows and forced doors although there has been some instrumentation removal and damage.

The site’s Buildings range in age from 80-40 years.

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great value to the future generations. The significance of the place is measured in terms of its aesthetic, historic, scientific and social values.

Assessing the cultural significance of an industrial site is often contentious. The preliminary assessment of White Bay Power Station is an item of environmental heritage and therefore worthy of conservation (Godden 1989) was received with sceptism within the organization because

· It was difficult to determine the degree of subjectivity.

· It was nit made within the comparative framework of knowledge of the range of such sites currently existing in Australia.

· A significance assessment criterion was not clearly defined nor was the process ...

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