CreatorRoyal Edison Provenance and SignifcanceElectricity changed the lives of Shellharbour residents, but for many it was not welcome.
In 1927, when Council held a poll on the question of electric street lights for the Municipality, Paddy O'Gorman wrote 'Let there be light' on a black board outside his butcher’s shop.
Residents voted 40-26 in favour of the electricity scheme.
Albion Park voted 21-16 in favour, and Shellharbour 19-10 in favour. DonorHoward, Patricia