Fremantle Gas and Coke Company
Former power company in Western Australia
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The Fremantle Gas and Coke Company was a Western Australian company based in Fremantle.
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The factory on Cantonment Street in 1953 | |
| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| ASX: FGC | |
| Industry | Gas Production |
| Founded | 29 July 1885 |
| Founder | RS Newbald |
| Defunct | 1986 |
| Fate | Sold to State Energy Commission of Western Australia |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Western Australia |
| Products | Gas |
History
The Fremantle Gas and Coke Company commenced operation in 1885 to power and light Fremantle.[1][2]
The company had a siding from the Fremantle railway marshalling yard in the early twentieth century.
In 1952 the company constructed a new gas producer.[3] The gasworks' main feature was its gas holding domes, which were removed in the 1970s.[4][5]
In the 1960s the Fremantle Gas and Coke company served 14,440 customers in a separate market zone from the State Electricity Commission, which provided the rest of the Perth metropolitan area.[6] In 1986, it was purchased by the State Energy Commission of Western Australia which later attracted the interest of the WA Inc royal commission.[7]