Electricity Down Under! timeline.

May 31, 1863

First Electric Light

The first electric light is put on public display in Australia at the Observatory in Sydney.
May 31, 1888

First Street Light

Tamworth is the first Australian town to have street lighting. Penrith, Moss Vale, Broken Hill and Redfern follow soon after.
May 31, 1894

First Electric Street Lights

Melbourne is the first city in Australia to have a power station and the first to have electric street lights.
May 31, 1904

First Power Station

Sydney gets its first power station. It’s built in Pyrmont, which today looks very different!
May 31, 1927

One Third Homes in Australia Have Electricity

By now, one third of all homes in Australia have electricity and the most popular appliance is the clothes iron.
Jun 4, 2012

Electricity in Austrlia

There are nearly 8 million households with electricity in Australia, and 70% have a computer.

First Electric Light