Fremantle Gas and Coke Company
.png) The factory on Cantonment Street in 1953 | |
| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Template:ASX | |
| Industry | Gas Production |
| Founded | 29 July 1885 |
| Founder | RS Newbald |
| Defunct | 1986 |
| Fate | Sold to State Energy Commission of Western Australia |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Western Australia |
| Products | Gas |
The Fremantle Gas and Coke Company operated as a gas production enterprise located in Fremantle, Western Australia.
History
Founded in 1885 by RS Newbald, the firm provided electrical power and lighting services throughout Fremantle.[1][2]
During the early 1900s, the company maintained a railway siding branching from the Fremantle railway marshalling yard to support its operational logistics.
A significant modernization took place in 1952 with the erection of a new gas production facility.[3] The iconic gas storage domes, once a notable part of the gasworks landscape, were dismantled during the 1970s.[4][5]
By the decade of the 1960s, the enterprise catered to around 14,440 clients within a defined service territory distinct from that managed by the State Electricity Commission, which covered the remaining Perth metropolitan region.[6]
In 1986, ownership of Fremantle Gas and Coke Company transferred to the State Energy Commission of Western Australia. This transaction was subsequently examined during the WA Inc royal commission.[7]
References
- ↑ Uren, Malcolm (1966), Let there be light and heat and power : the history of the Fremantle Gas and Coke Company Limited (1885-1953), Fremantle Gas and Coke Co, retrieved 9 December 2015
- ↑ "Fremantle Gas and Coke Coy Ltd" (PDF). State Library of Western Australia.
- ↑ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1952), Fremantle Gas & Coke Co. Ltd. factory construction of new gas producer, retrieved 9 December 2015
- ↑ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1958), Fremantle Gas and Coke Company [picture], retrieved 9 December 2015
- ↑ "Landgate Map Viewer Plus". map-viewer-plus.app.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 2025-04-28.
- ↑ Western Australia. Metropolitan Region Planning Authority; Harvey, Frank, 1913-; Perth (W.A. : Municipality). Town Planning Department (1968), Perth: region & people, Metropolitan Planning Authority, retrieved 9 December 2015
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ WA Inc hearings to open with Fremantle Gas and Coke deal Australian Financial Review 19 February 1991
- Perth-based companies in Western Australia
- Formerly listed entities on the Australian Securities Exchange
- Australian electric power firms no longer operating
- Energy corporations in Australia that have ceased operations
- Utility providers in Western Australia that are defunct
- Energy sector companies founded in 1888
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- Fremantle region
- Australian natural gas enterprises
- Establishments in Australia dating back to 1888
- Organizations disbanded in Australia in 1986
- Defunct electric power companies of Australia