West Melbourne Gasworks

The West Melbourne Gasworks was a coal gasification plant in West Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1]

## History

Melbourne was settled in 1835 and by the early 1850s, the gold rushes had led to rapid population growth. The City of Melbourne Gas and Coke Company leased 5 acres (2 hectares) of Crown Land in 1854 to construct a plant for the gasification of black coal. The works operated until 1962, importing coal via a dedicated wharf and a system of narrow gauge tracks drawn by steam locomotives.[2] Several of these locomotives have been preserved and are now used on the Puffing Billy Railway.

In 1962, the works were upgraded to incorporate a catalytic oil gas facility, but this was short-lived. In 1970, the works was closed down and the remaining structures were all demolished by 1974.[3]

## Site extent

The works were gradually expanded between 1900 and 1910, eventually covering 8 hectares (20 acres) in an area now extending from Waterview Walk to the Yarra River, with the new Collins Street extension and Harbour Esplanade running through the site.

## References

1. ↑ Circle of Influence – A History of the Gas Industry in Victoria Ray Proudley 1987, Hargreen Publishing Company in Association with the Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria
2. ↑ Light Railways No.136 April 1997, Light Railways Research Society of Australia
3. ↑ Dames & Moore, 'Report, Environmental Audit Area A West Melbourne Gasworks Site,' 2002, Docklands Authority

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Fuel gas

Types|

| Manufactured fuel gas
(History)|

* Coal gas
* Coal gasification
* Underground coal gasification
* Biogas
* Blast furnace gas
* Blau gas
* Gasification
* Landfill gas
* Mond gas
* Pintsch gas
* Producer gas
* Regasification
* Syngas
* Water gas
* Wood gas

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Natural gas|

* APG
* CBM
* CNG
* HCNG
* LNG
* NGC
* SNG
* Bio-SNG

LPG|

* Autogas
* Butane
* Propane

Infrastructure|

* Compressor station
* Gas carrier
* Gas holder
* Gas meter
* Gasworks
* Natural-gas processing
* Natural gas storage
* Odorizer
* Pipeline transport

Uses|

* Bunsen burner
* Gas burner
* Gas engine
* Gas heater
* Gas lighting
* Gas mantle
* Gas stove
* Gas turbine
* Pilot light

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