Kingston Power Station

Designed for the Federal Government’s Department of Home Affairs and completed in 1915, this power station was the first permanent building constructed in the National Capital.

It was a valuable source of prime and stand-by electric power for the Australian Capital Territory and the New South Wales electricity grid for 47 years.

It symbolizes the contribution of engineering to the building and development of the National Capital and is an important part of the city’s heritage.

The power station was shut down in 1957 and has now been re-used at the Canberra Glassworks.

Machinery in Kingston Power Station, 1927
Source: Unknown

Kingston Power Station, now Canberra Glassworks at night, 2015
Source: Lyndon Tilbrook

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Engineering Heritage Recognition Program

Marker Type	Heritage Engineering Marker (HEM)
Award Date	4 April 1998
Heritage Significance
Nomination Document	Available here.
Ceremony Booklet Ceremony Report	Available here.
Plaque/Interpretation Panel Image	Not available

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References:
Belliss, J. Edward, A History of G. E. Belliss & Company and Belliss & Morcom Limited, Science Museum, London, 1965.