History of infrastructure development in Bathurst

rdf:langString History of infrastructure development in Bathurst

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rdf:langString Australian Dictionary of Biography

rdf:langString Railway electricity for country towns – The Railway Commissioners have informed the Lithgow Council that by November, 1923, they expect to be in a position to supply Lithgow with all the electricity that is required, both for power and lighting purposes, at a very reasonable figure. The supply will come from the big electric generating station foreshadowed some months ago which it is proposed to install at the State coal mine and which will be of such dimensions that the current will be available for towns farther west, including Bathurst and Orange. The installation will be a very powerful one. The scheme is contingent on financial provision being made on the Estimates for 1921–22.

rdf:langString Bathurst Lighting Service – When the change-over from the present electric light system to the bulk supply from the Railway Department's plant at Lithgow takes place within a few weeks, the eight men employed at the Bathurst power-house will be dismissed. The council will endeavor to place the men in other departments.

rdf:langString Bathurst – September 1924 – The work of preparing for electricity scheme is proceeding satisfactorily, and most of the poles have already been erected, while several houses and business premises have been wired and prepared for the installation of electric light. It is generally anticipated that it will be possible to switch on the current in about a months' time.

rdf:langString The formation of the new Mountain Road towards Bathurst proceeds rapidly; the distance saved thereby, and the avoidance of several tedious acclivities, render it a very important improvement in the means of communication with the Capital.

rdf:langString By 1895 the college possessed a gas engine, a six-inch sparking coil and two Crookes tubes. Later that year an oil engine, dynamo and storage batteries supplied electric light to the science halls – no other electric light was in use at Bathurst. He built an acetylene gas generator to provide stage lighting for college theatricals and took an early interest in colour photography.

rdf:langString In 2013 Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia celebrated 200 years from its naming as a town in 1813. Over the 200 years significant milestones have occurred in the town and regions infrastructure development to support growth of the region.The development of Australia progressed with a few frontier towns built in extreme isolation like Bathurst. Sydney was founded in 1788 and 25 years later in 1813 only a few other coastal towns had been established. The desire to explore the unknown areas led the Colonial Government to sponsor expeditions to the interior of the vast country. A large mountain range running parallel to the Sydney coast blocked access to the west and rugged mountains and a river blocked access to the north. Before the exploration of the inland started they had no idea what they would find but what they did discover was fertile and well watered land ideal for grazing of animals and producing agricultural products. To grow from a village to a town to a city requires major infrastructure construction. This normally occurs in phases, as the technology develops, as the funds allow, and the needs become pressing. The key infrastructure developments that allowed Bathurst to grow were the road system, gas supply, telegraph network, railways, telephone, electricity, and water systems. Each one of these created an improvement in living conditions and productivity for the residents and the economy as a whole. First a road was required and once built settlers moved west, over time the other infrastructure requirements followed as the town grew in importance to the Colony.