Friday 21 September 2018

Wollstonecraft, Oyster Cove Gasworks

The remains of the Oyster Cove Gasworks are located along Wondakiah Drive, in the north shore suburb of Wollstonecraft. This was originally the site of Robey's Sugar Works, later taken over by the Colonial Sugar Refinery Co. In the late 1860s the Australian Mineral Oil Co. established a kerosene works here and from around 1890, part of the site was also used by the Neokratine Safety Explosive Co of N.S.W. The North Shore Gas Co took over in 1912 with construction of coal gasworks from 1913 to 1917, which operated until 1987. Wondakiah residential development was built here from 1998 with restoration and redevelopment of the remaining structures on site which are the Boiler House, the Exhauster House, the Carburetted Water Gas Plant and the Chimney.
Linked to: Skywatch Friday.

16 comments:

  1. Fascinating history - I love that the buldings keep being reinvented.

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  2. So nice that the original buildings have been kept and maintained all these years!

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  3. Great landscape shot . Keep commenting on my blog because I love your comments.

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  4. The chimney is great with the clear blue sky in the background.

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  5. I love how you explain what we seeing. Glad this was repurposed.

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  6. Interesting history. Glad to see the restoration.

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  7. Wonderful that the old buildings and chimney were kept even though a lot of new construction stands behind it now.

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  8. Nice blue skies and a bit of history to go with it.

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  9. This is a wonderful photo depicting the newer development and the historic in the midst. I so appreciate preservation of historic sites.

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  10. They did a nice job - in a way, it fits right in.

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