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HAMILTON GAS HOLDER
2-16 CRAIG STREET HAMILTON, SOUTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

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Victorian Heritage Register
HAMILTON GAS HOLDER SOHE 2008
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Statement of Significance

The Gas Holder at Hamilton is a riveted steel structure built in 1877 as part of the Hamilton Gas Works. The gas works complex shows the evolution of the original works from 1877 to the present day; gas derived from coal processed on site to shipped in Tempered Liquid Petroleum Gas (TLPG). Most of the nineteenth century buildings have been demolished with the exception of the east portions of some walls of the original manager's office and store after the Gas & Fuel Corporation acquired control of the works.

The gas holder is a rare and essentially intact example of a once common industrial structure and is the oldest known example of its type in Victoria.

The gas holder represents a process and function of the gas industry from gas derived from coal processed on site to shipped in TLPG gas.

The Gas Holder at Hamilton demonstrates an association with two important figures in the history of the Victorian gas industry, being the only known surviving example of many works of Alexander Kennedy Smith, gas engineer, and Thomas Bowman, construction supervisor and works manager.

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    • History

      HAMILTON GAS HOLDER - History

      Associated People: Owner GAS AND FUEL CORPORATION;

      Permit Exemptions

      HAMILTON GAS HOLDER - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

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