Yesterday, Today | Gas worked, but there were some drawbacks

By Alan McRae
April 19 2021 - 5:30am
Yesterday, Today | Gas worked, but there were some drawbacks
Yesterday, Today | Gas worked, but there were some drawbacks

THIS week's image is an etching of Bathurst City Council's Gasworks in February 1958, showing the new retort house. The retort allowed the gas to be separated from the coal, allowing the process to produce coke and coal tar. Both could be sold, with much of the coal tar used by council on local roads. The gasholders and retort houses are evident.

Before the introduction of town gas, residents of Bathurst depended on candles or oil, often whale oil, to obtain light within their dark home or at night.

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