Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

White Bay Power Station

Heritage listed former coal-fired power station at White Bay, Rozelle, which operated from 1917 to 1983.

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Constructed
1912 - 1917
Type

White Bay power station

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2008

In operation from 1917 to 1984, the White Bay Power Station helped to power Sydney for most of the twentieth century. The site is now the last remaining example of a coal-dependent, harbourside, industrial complex, once common in Sydney.