Corporate Body

Sydney County Council (1935 - 1991)

State of New South Wales

From
17 August 1935
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
To
2 January 1991
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Functions
Advisory or Regulatory Body and Public Utilities
Reference No
SRNSW: Agency 499
Legal Status
Agency of the State of New South Wales
Location
Sydney, New South Wales

Summary

The Sydney County Council was established in August 1935 under the Gas and Electricity Act 1935, to generate and distribute electricity to the municipalities within the County Council's area. It took over the Electricity Department of the Sydney City Council, including its power stations, main transmission lines and distribution networks, that had previously serviced the area.

From 1 January 1952, its two power stations and bulk transmission lines were transferred to the control of the Electricity Commission of New South Wales and, from then on, the Sydney County Council purchased electricity in bulk and continued to distribute electricity to its consumers.

On 1 January 1980, the Council and its electricity distribution area was expanded to include the former County Councils of Brisbane Waters, St. George and McKellar.

On 2 January 1991, Sydney County Council was dissolved when Sydney Electricity, established under the Sydney Electricity Act 1990, commenced operations.

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Related People

  • Forbes Mackay, Hugh Rose (1871 - 1940)

    Forbes Mackay was appointed General Manager, Sydney County Council when it was formed in 1935. He transitioned all the electricity undertakings from the Electricity Department, Sydney City Council, retiring in 1939.

Published resources

Books

  • Anderson, Gordon F., Fifty years of electricity supply : the story of Sydney's electricity undertaking (Sydney: Sydney County Council, 1955), 257 pp. Details

Book Sections

  • Dunstan, David, 'Chapter 14: Electricity supply in the Sydney region' in Sydney: from settlement to city: an engineering history of Sydney, Don Fraser, ed. (Crows Nest, New South Wales: Engineers Australia, 1989), pp. 271-284. 'The Sydney Municipal System' pp.277-281. Details

Resources

See also

Ailie Smith; Ken McInnes

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