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

Photographer: not known2025-05-132025-05-13circa 1943https://hdl.handle.net/1885/733750347The distillery was planned to produce more than three million gallons of power alcohol each year from about 1,250,000 bushels of wheat. The grain distillery at Cowra was built, staffed, and operated during World War II by CSR for the Commonwealth Government during World War II.photographb&wenWorld War IImills and refineriesfuelsindustrial materialsOfficial opening of the first wheat grain power alcohol distillery at Cowra, NSW, by the Minister for Supply and Shipping, Mr J. A. Beasley.This image is provided for research purposes only and must not be reproduced without the prior permission of the Archives Program, Australian National University. Contact archives@anu.edu.au.