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Hunter, and are of three classes, to suit the varying require- 

 ments of the miners. A feature of each cottage is a bath- 

 room, which, to a coal miner, is a most desirable comfort. 



This article would not be complete without a reference to 

 the State brick works. 



They are situated about J-mile from Nos. 9 and 10 shafts. 



The brick-making machinery consists of one wire-cut 

 machine, one grinding mill, and two dry press machines, each 

 capable of turning out 1200 bricks per hour. At present the 

 output of bricks per week is 100,000, most of which are being 

 used in building a modern Hoffman kiln. 



A steam-driven electric power plant is now being in- 

 stalled at the mine, with the object of supplying power for 

 winding .and surface work at N"os. 9 and 10 shafts, and at any 

 future shafts that may be sunk, also for underground pumping, 

 hauling, ventilation, coal-cutting, lighting, etc., at all the 

 shafts. It is also proposed to supply light and power to the 

 township of Wonthaggi. 



The generating plant will consist of two Browett-Lindley 

 three-cylinder high-speed vertical engines, of 750h.p., direct- 

 connected to two three-phase 5200-volt 50-cycle 500kw. genera- 

 tor of British Thomson-Houston manufacture, and one 

 exhaust steam mixed pressure turbine of 520kw. capacity. A 

 surface condenser with a capacity to handle the total steam 

 required for the generator of 2000h.p. will be situated imme- 

 diately under the turbine. 



The steam for this plant will be supplied at a pressure of 

 150 Ibs. per square inch from eight Lancashire boilers, with a 

 total output capacity of 2800h.p. The boilers will be fitted 

 with Perks Dane underfeed stokers and forced draught will 

 be employed. 



The contractors for the electrical plant are the Aus- 

 tralian General Electric Company, and for the boiler plant 

 Messrs. Thompson and Co., engineers, of Castlemaiiie. 



A workshop, comprising smith's shop, machine shop, and 

 carpenter's shop, has been erected adjacent to the power house, 

 and the following equipment is being installed: 



In the smith's shop: Shears and punch, pneumatic 



hammer and wheel press. 



In the machine shop: Screw-cutting lathes, screwing 

 machines, radial drill, shaping machine, jig saw, 

 etc. 



In the carpenter's shop: A band saw, mortising 

 machine, multiple wood-boring machine, etc. 



