Townsville Gas and Coke Company
Gas was first reticulated on 24 February 1883. By 1939 more than 4,500 customers were using reticulated gas in Townsville. The gas was produced from coal.
This collection consists of correspondence to and from the Company between 1904 and 1916 and reports about the flood waters from the Ross Riverbetween 1887 and 1910.
Archive Location: 329R
Detailed Listing
TGCC/1/1 Letter from City of Townsville Town Clerk on information on street lighting 23 September 1904
TGCC/1/2 Letter from City of Townsville Town Clerk on information on street lighting 28 September 1904
TGCC/1/3 Letter from Thuringowa Shire Council, Clerk of Council regarding cluster lamp at intersection of Morris and Flinders Streets, dated 16 October 1909, 1p.
TGCC/1/4 Letter from N.M. Eyre, Architect and Surveyor to N. Aird, Manager, Townsville Gas and Coke Company regarding Gas Mains laid to date plotted on a map, dates 8 June 1910, 1p. 2 copies.
TGCC/1/5 Townsville Gas and Coke Company. Report of Directors presented to the Shareholders at the Thirtieth Annual Genneral Meeting, held in the Company's Office, Townsville, on Tuesday, 2 May 1911, 1p.
TGCC/1/6 Townsville Gas and Coke Company. Report of Directors presented to the sahreholders at the Thirty-first Annual General Meeting, to be held in the Company's Office, Townsville, on Friday 10 May 1912, 1p.
TGCC/1/7 Letter from Townsville Gas and Coke Company to the Mayor of Townsville, regarding laying a gas main underneath the decking of the Victoria Bridge, dated 1913, 1p.
TGCC/1/8 Townsville Gas and Coke Company Limited. Plan of proposed 6 inch gas main over Ross Creek at Victoria Bridge, 1p.
TGCC/1/9 Townsville Gas and Coke Company Limited - maintenance of Incandescent Burners, on the Strand, Townsville. Form of Agreement, dated 14 April 1914, 1p.
TGCC/1/10 Townsville Gas and Coke Company Limited - form of register of meter, consumption of gas, and rental, dated 1 January 1916, 1p.
TGCC/1/11 Townsville Gas and Coke Company Limited to the Town Clerk, Townsville City Council regarding maintenance of several burners, dated 20 January 1916. Photocopy 1p.
TGCC/1/12 Home Secretary's Department, Brisbane. Form of approval of a Bylaw by the Council of the City of Townsville for regulating and controlling, quarying and blasting operations, dated January 1916. Photocopy 1p.
TGCC/2 A file of items about the flood waters from Ross River which includes the following:
TGCC/2/1 Extract form Report by Sir John Goode K.C.M.G. discussing the possibilities of improving Ross Creek for navigation or flood discharge, dated 2 May 1887, 1p.
TGCC/2/2 Extracts from report by c. Napier Bill M.I.C.E. to the Townsville Harbour Board discussing a flood stop bank for Ross River and also silting of Townsville Barbour, dated 22 December 1898, 7p.
TGCC/2/3 Extract from Report of Mr. W.D. Nisbett M.I.C.E.
TGCC/2/4 Letter from G.H. Royce, Engineer to the Townsville Harbour Board to the Chairman and Members of the Townsville Harbour Board regarding diversion of Ross River from the Meatworks to the lower bend dated 12 June 1900.
TGCC/2/5 Letter from G.H. Royce, Engineer to the Board, to the Chairman, Townsville Harbour Board regarding various works proposed for preventing the flood waters of Ross River discharging silt into the harbour, dated 4 October 1900, 3p.
TGCC/2/6 Extract from Mr. G.H. Royce's Report of his mission to Brisbane dated 27 November 1900, 1p.
TGCC/2/7 Clerk of the Board, Townsville Harbour Board to the Town Clerk, City Council, Townsville dated 27 May 1910, 1p.
TGCC/2/8 Clerk of the Board, Townsville Harbour Board to the Mayor, Townsville City Council, 22 June 1910, 3p.
TGCC/2/9 J. Cummins, Chairman, Townsville Harbour Board, Sub-Committees Report regarding diversion of Ross River flood waters from Ross Creek read to the Ordinary Meeting of the Townsville City Council, dated, 13 September 1910. Photocopy 1p.
TGCC/3/1 Balance sheets 1884 - 1932
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