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Originally Posted by Mr Magoo
Hi ewing
What you have there is the old Brisbane gasometer, the gas works were just behind it near the river but has all been demolished to make way for "progress". This structure is all that remains and I believe that it could be hereitage listed.
Was in use early last century till about the fifties. It had a steel tank which fitted inside the framework and it rose and fell according the gas volume within which in turn maintined pressure up the pipes to the outlets.
Cheers
Dave
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Thanks, I was curious what that was.