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Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Invitation, Switching On Ceremony, November 1963
... Switching On Ceremony...Switching On Ceremony Ventnor... performed the switch-on ceremony. Card in Presentation Box - Picture...Committee of Ventnor No. 2 S.E.C. Extension Group Switching... and lived all her life in Ventnor. Switching On Ceremony Ventnor Mrs ...Mrs Coels was born in Warley Hospital and lived all her life in Ventnor.invitation Card to Switching on of electricity supply to Ventnor District, Friday 13th December 1963. Mrs Edith Coels performed the switch-on ceremony. Card in Presentation Box - Picture FrameCommittee of Ventnor No. 2 S.E.C. Extension Group Switching On Ceremony At Ventnor Hall on Friday, 13th December, 1963 at 8 pm McNabb's Orchestra Good Supper Ticket 7/6switching on ceremony ventnor, mrs coels, cefn & phillis price -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph - Photocopied photograph: Switching on ceremony, Tarnagulla, 24th February, 1950
... Photocopied photograph: Switching on ceremony, Tarnagulla...Monochrome photocopy depicting the Switching on ceremony.... tarnagulla Monochrome photocopy depicting the Switching on ceremony ...Williams Family Collection. Monochrome photocopy depicting the Switching on ceremony to launch the introduction of electric power to Tarnagulla. Held at Tarnagulla Public Hall. tarnagulla -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Booklet - Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony, 1950
... Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony...A programme for the 'Switching On' ceremony held February.... Booklet Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony ...A programme for the 'Switching On' ceremony held February 24th, 1950 at Victoria Theatre, Tarnagulla. Event was to celebrate switching-on of electricity in Tarnagulla. -
City of Whittlesea
Memorabilia - Commemorative Ribbons, Electric Light Official Switching On Ceremony ribbon, 1937
... Electric Light Official Switching On Ceremony ribbon... Switching on / Ceremony ... / Official Switching on / Ceremony Commemorative Ribbons. Silk ribbon ...On Tuesday 28th September 1937, to the applause and cheering of a crowd of more than 300 people, a ceremonial ribbon was cut with a ‘beautiful pair of silver scissors’ by Mrs W H Everard, wife of local MP William Everard. The ribbon cutting ceremony was to officially turn on the mains electricity supply to Whittlesea and district. The moment the ribbon was cut there was a ‘blaze of light’. There were initially 78 customers, including the Shire of Whittlesea which had contracted the SEC to supply street lighting in Whittlesea, Yan Yean, Mernda and South Morang (Advertiser, Friday 1st October 1937, page 1). This ribbon is possibly a fragment of the official opening ribbon that was stamped with the date and details of the switching on of electricity in Whittlesea and given to patrons. Commemorative Ribbons. Silk ribbon, white, stamped with details commemorating the switching on of electricity in Whittlesea on 28 September 1937.Whittlesea / 28 Sep 1937 / Electric Light / Official Switching on / Ceremony electricy supply, w h everard, whittlesea district -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony, 24th February, 1950
... Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony... in the town. Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. Ceremony held at Victoria Hall, Tarnagulla to switch on electric power in the town. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony, 24th February, 1950
... Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony... in the town. Invitation to 'Switching On' Ceremony Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. Ceremony held at Victoria Hall, Tarnagulla to switch on electric power in the town. -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony, 1950
... Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony..., Tarnagulla. Programme for 'Switching On' Ceremony Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. The ceremony was held February 24th, 1950 at Victoria Theatre, Tarnagulla. -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - MEMENTO, A W Patrick
... Switching-on Ceremony...Souvenir switching-on ceremony Talbot August 1938, in black... 1938 Switching-on Ceremony Souvenir switching-on ceremony ...Small tag like piece of card buff coloured with printing on itSouvenir switching-on ceremony Talbot August 1938, in black printed above and below the seal of Shire of Talbot Councillors and Ratepayers seal (in red)talbot 1938, switching-on ceremony -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, second half 20th century
... This was the switch on ceremony for the power going... gippsland This was the switch on ceremony for the power going ...This was the switch on ceremony for the power going to Bonang. The ribbon was cut by Mr Ted Ingram at the age of 100. Ted Ingram, was one of 22 children. The Ingram family originated from the Bombala, Bonang and Delegate area, migrating throughout out the rich farming country of East Gippsland in the early 1900s.This is a pictorial record of a significant event in the history of East Gippsland.A black / white photograph of two men cutting the ribbon at an official occasion. The ribbno is strung between to models of electricity pylons. On the table to the left is a kerosene lantern.on front - "Bonang Switch on, Mr Ted Ingram, age 100 years"bonang-electricity-supply ingram-ted -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Newspaper excerpt - The Advertiser (Maryborough), The Advertiser (Maryborough), February 27, 1950
... switch-on ceremony... 27, 1950 collected for article 'Large Crowd At Switch... power electricity switch-on ceremony heraud public hall band ...Don Clark Collection. Four-page excerpt from The Advertiser newspaper of February 27, 1950 collected for article 'Large Crowd At Switch-On' about a ceremony at Tarnagulla Public Hall in which electricity was turned on for the first time in the town. tarnagulla, power, electricity, switch-on ceremony, heraud, public hall, band, music, catering, food, fundraising -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Booklet - Programme for 'Turning On' Ceremony, 1949
A programme for the 'Turning On' ceremony held February 17th, 1949 at the Council Chambers in Dunolly. Event was to celebrate switching-on of the Dunolly and Tarnagulla Water Scheme. -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Card - Banquet Ticket, Linton's Grand Switching-On Carnival, 1939
Card with decoration of blue abstract electric lines on pale blue background. White square in centre of card with dark blue printing. Ticket is printed with details of an official ceremony, street procession, a banquet and a fancy dress ball to celebrate the connection and switching on of electricity to the township of Linton in 1939. Text: LINTON'S / GRAND SWITCHING-ON CARNIVAL / ON / THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1939 / Official Ceremony 7.30 p.m. Street Procession 8 p.m. / BANQUET IN FIRE BRIGADE HALL 8.30 p.m.electricity, celebrations