Mount Isa
In
1939, the electricity supply for Mount Isa was the responsibility
of the Mount Isa Electric Authority, which generated electricity
as well as buying in bulk at 3,300 volts from Mount Isa Mines
Ltd.
The
plant in the powerhouse was of the heavy-oil engine-driven
type with a capacity of 186 kva. The distribution system was
415/240 volts, 50 cycle, three-phase a.c.
There
were 190 consumers in 1939/40 out of a population in the supply
area of 1,500.
The
consulting engineer was Mr A.E. Axon of Brisbane.
(Source:
Tait's Electrical Directory of Australia and New Zealand
(1939-1940) p.188)
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