VPRS 18249 Subject Files

The files record the operations of the Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria, from 1 July 1951 when it commenced commercial operations. Key developments of the Gas and Fuel Corporation included: construction of the Lurgi Gas Plant at Morwell, introduction of new gas-making material and technology, consolidation and rationalisation of the Victorian Gas Industry, construction of pipelines, development of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) and Tempered Liquefied Petroleum markets, Natural Gas pipeline construction, appliance conversions, transmission and distribution, exploration for further Natural Gas reserves.The files main subjects cover Gas and Fuel Corporation Board, ESSO / BHP, Gas Industry Reform, Gas Fitting Review, Government, Health and Safety, Incident Management, Industrial Relations, Information Management, Legal, Longford Explosion, Marketing and Advertising, Policy and Procedures, Property, Petroleum Resources Rent Tax, Reports and Tariffs.

本档案记录了维多利亚州燃气与燃料公司（Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria）自1951年7月1日启动商业运营以来的全部运营情况。该公司的核心发展历程包括：在莫尔韦尔（Morwell）建设鲁奇燃气厂（Lurgi Gas Plant）、引入新型制气原料与技术、对维多利亚州燃气行业进行整合与合理化调整、铺设输气管道、拓展液化石油气（LPG）及调温液化石油市场、建设天然气输气管道、开展燃气器具改装业务，以及燃气输配与进一步天然气储量勘探工作。本档案的核心主题涵盖：维多利亚州燃气与燃料公司董事会、埃索（ESSO）/必和必拓（BHP）、燃气行业改革、燃气安装审查、政府监管、健康与安全、事件管理、劳资关系、信息管理、法务事务、朗福德爆炸事故（Longford Explosion）、营销与广告、政策与规程、资产物业、石油资源租金税、各类报告及资费标准。