Official opening of the first wheat grain power alcohol distillery at Cowra, NSW, by the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Mr J. A. Beasley. Mr J. A. Beasley and party climbing the stairs of the still house.

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Official opening of the first wheat grain power alcohol distillery at Cowra, NSW, by the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Mr J. A. Beasley. Mr J. A. Beasley and party climbing the stairs of the still house.

dc.contributor.author	Photographer: not known
dc.coverage.spatial	Cowra, NSW
dc.date.accessioned	2025-05-13T06:08:03Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-13T06:08:03Z
dc.date.created	Dec 1943
dc.description.abstract	More than three million gallons and [sic] power alcohol will be produced each year from about 1,250,000 bushells [sic] of wheat. Three other distilleries, each of the same capacity, will come into production at four monthly intervals in Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia repsectively [sic]. The complete programme of the 4 distilleries producing 12,000,000 gallons a year will cost £1,500,00. The grain distillery at Cowra was built, staffed, and operated during World War II by CSR for the Commonwealth Government.
dc.format.medium	photograph
dc.format.medium	b&w
dc.identifier	N305-A5-1-4-7
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733750338
dc.language.iso	en
dc.provenance	Digitised by The Australian National University in 2025.
dc.relation.ispartof	N305
dc.relation.ispartofseries	N305-A5-1-4-7 Cowra grain distillery photographs
dc.rights.license	This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University.
dc.subject.other	World War II
dc.subject.other	mills and refineries
dc.subject.other	fuels
dc.subject.other	industrial materials
dc.title	Official opening of the first wheat grain power alcohol distillery at Cowra, NSW, by the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Mr J. A. Beasley. Mr J. A. Beasley and party climbing the stairs of the still house.
dc.type	Image
dspace.entity.type	ANUArchivesItem

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