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Title |
Author |
Description |
Date |
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Edward Barton - A Profile |
Eric Andrews, QEM volunteer |
An article about the life of Edward Barton.
[View Article] |
2007 |
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Definitions Of Some Electrical Terms |
J M Simmers, QEM volunteer |
Definitions of electrical terms and measurements.
[View Article] |
2007 |
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Why Do We Use AC Rather Than DC? |
J M Simmers, QEM volunteer |
These days, the electric power we receive from our electricity supplier is AC, or alternating current, power. Why is this so? [View Article] |
2007 |
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Power for the People: Brisbanes Electrical
Heritage, 1880s-1950s. |
Dr, J. King |
The book reveals highlights of Brisbanes
electrical heritage and includes sections on, the excavation
of 19th century Edison Street Tubes, construction and
development of power stations, the war years and domestic
appliance sales. It contains over 100 photographs. [View
Abstract] |
2003 |
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Swanbank
Memories
|
Dr. J. King |
A brief history of the Swanbank
‘A’ Power Station at Ipswich and the memories
and experiences of its workers. [View
article] |
2002 |
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Edward Barton: Electrical Engineer |
Dr. J. King |
Former series of three articles
telling the story of Edward Barton and his pioneering
electrical work in Queensland, beginning in Brisbane in
the 1880s. [View
article ] |
2001 |
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Electric Memories: Connections
to the Past |
Dr. J. King |
Extended stories relating
to the images depicted on QEM’s Electric Memories
exhibition. [View
book extract] |
2001 |
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Dalby - a Brief Electrical
History |
Dr. J. King, Director, QEM |
Story of the Dalby Town Council
as an electricity authority from 1920s to 1970s. [View
article ] |
2000 |
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Energetic Maps |
M. Friend, a former QEM volunteer |
Discussion on surveying some
of the electricity supply maps from the 1880s to the 1970s.
[View
article] |
2000 |
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