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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.

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dc.contributor.authorPhotographer: not known
dc.coverage.spatialCowra, NSW
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-13T06:08:03Z
dc.date.available2025-05-13T06:08:03Z
dc.date.createdDec 1943
dc.description.abstractMore 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.mediumphotograph
dc.format.mediumb&w
dc.identifierN305-A5-1-4-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1885/733750338
dc.language.isoen
dc.provenanceDigitised by The Australian National University in 2025.
dc.relation.ispartofN305
dc.relation.ispartofseriesN305-A5-1-4-7 Cowra grain distillery photographs
dc.rights.licenseThis 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.otherWorld War II
dc.subject.othermills and refineries
dc.subject.otherfuels
dc.subject.otherindustrial materials
dc.titleOfficial 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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