Historical information

The Junction Dam and Clover Dam Power Station, stages of the Kiewa Hydro-Electric Scheme, were needed to meet the increased power demands of the wartime industry in Victoria. Clover added 26 megawatts to the grid. Junction Dam was completed and ready to hold water by September 1943, but was emptied in December 1943 and not filled again until May 1944. Construction of Clover Power Station commenced in July 1941 and both turbines were in service by May 1945.

Significance

Clover Power Station and Junction Dam were part of the Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme constructed by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria

Physical description

Set of black and white photographs taken by the official SECV photographer who gave each photo a number prefixed by K (for Kiewa)
K1630- 23 Aug 1944 Clover Power Station
K1633- no date Clover Power Station
K1683- 10 Oct 1944 Weir
K1700- no date Tail boy for Clover Power Station
K1710- 11 Oct 1944 Part of aqueduct – Clover
K1767- 6 Jan 1945 Switchboard in the power station
K1769- 6 Jan 1945 Turbine and shaft
K1770- 10 Jan 1945 Houses under construction at Bogong Village
K1897- 22 Feb 1945 Equipment in the power station
K1808- 22 Feb 1945 Equipment in the power station
K1910- 31 May 1945 Top of the turbine and the shaft
K1964- 16 Jul 1945 Equipment in the power station
K1970- 17 Jul 1945 Bogong Village
K1983- 30 Jul 1945 Turbine in power station
K1984- 30 Jul 1945 Bogong Village
K1989- 2 Aug 1945 Turbines in power station
K1990- 2 Aug 1945 Equipment in power station
K1991- 2 Aug 1945 Bogong village
K2011- 28 Aug 1945 Equipment in power station
K2015- 28 Aug 1945 Generators in power station
K2016- 28 Aug 1945 Top of the turbine and the shaft
K2018- 30 Aug 1945 Spiral casing, the turbine and the shaft

Inscriptions & markings

On the back- each photograph has a handwritten reference number starting with K and the date stamped or written