Australian Gas Light Company (AGL) further records, [ca. 1836-ca. 1996]

MLMSS 9875/Boxes 1X-6X, 9aX, 21X, 114X, 116X
MLMSS 9875/Boxes 7-9, 10-20, 22-26, 28-29, 31-66, 68-83, 85-113, 115, 117-268
MLMSS 9875/Volumes 27X, 30X, 67X, 84X
ON 607
PXA 2156
PXA 2158
PXD 1441
PXE 1685
SLIDES 317

fonds

[ca. 1836 - ca. 1996]

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs, Ephemera

146595

42.88 metres of textual material (254 boxes, 10 outsize boxes, 4 outsize volumes) - printed, manuscript
Approximately 3330 photographs - 86 x 45cm or smaller - black and white, coloured
39 photograph albums
906 slides - lantern, film
2744 photonegatives - 25 x 31cm or smaller
1 outsized negative - 42 x 37cm - glass

The Australian Gas Light Company (AGL), established in 1837, was the first authority to manufacture gas in Australia. It supplied gas for the first public lighting of a street lamp in Sydney in 1841 and was the second company to list on the Australian Stock Exchange.
In 2006 the company changed its name to Alinta LGA Ltd and since 2008 is now trading as Jemena.

Includes records, photographs and ephemera relating to the history of the company, staff and administration records, minutes, contracts, shares, newscuttings, Mortlake and industrial relations. Also includes records of Katoomba and Leura Gas Company, Manly Gas Company, City of Newcastle Gas & Coke Company, North Shore Gas Company

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