Isolated Islands Home
pp. 44-46 · Read in the full issue
What Kerosene Now Gives To The Isolated Islands Home The Following Article and Illustrations are supplied by the Shell Company distributors of Pennant Kerosene.
AFEW years ago, the prospect of an en forced stay in a place not served by gas and electricity was viewed with mixed feelings by those accustomed to city comforts. “There will be no refrig eration, no decent lighting, no cooking ranges, no room heaters.”
To-day, the picture is different. The use of kerosene has been extended in a remarkable fashion. Further, the develop
ment of kerosene-burning appliances has been technically so sound that the equip ment now on the market provides cer tain definite advantages in reliability and economy in operation. Refrigerators, radiators, cooking ranges, hot water sys-
terns —all operated by kerosene—are now available and are proving popular.
Kerosene operated refrigerators may now be used by people far removed from civilisation. They are made in a variety of sizes, and operation cost is low. There are no moving parts to get out of ad justment. These refrigerators are giving
A Refrigerator operated by Kerosene.
A Kerosene Bath-heater.
satisfactory results under the extreme conditions of the Islands.
Fans can be made to operate on kero sene. The cost of operation is negligible.
At present, overseas manufacturers are investigating markets with a view to making kerosene-operated fans available in Australia and the South Seas.
A comprehensive range of sizes and models of kerosene cooking ranges are being manufactured—from the small,
single burner of the pressure or wick type, to large ranges complete with oven. De signs are attractive and the ranges are suitable for installation in the modern kitchen.
Great progress has been made in kero sene-burning lighting equipment. Var ious types of lamps are now available ranging from small domestic lamps, of the wick or pressure type, to powerful floodlight and searchlight projectors, of 20,000 candle power. Kerosene-operated
appliances for Illumination purposes are now giving excellent service in isolated places.
Of all the conveniences available for domestic purposes, there is none more useful than a constant supply of hot water. There are kerosene-operated bath heaters on. the market which are safe,
Latest type of Kerosene Room-heater.
A modern Kerosene-operated Fan.
A Kerosene Cooking Range.
economical, attractive, efficient and en tirely free from any smell of kerosene.
Generous hot plunge baths and hot showers can be had at a very low cost The operation of the kerosene-operated hot water system of the storage, or capa city, type is also very cheap.
Highly efficient kerosene - operated room-heaters, of the hot water and cab inet type, are available.
Sir Albert Ellis (New Zealand Com missioner of the British Phosphate Com mission), Mr. A. S. Gaye (United King dom Commissioner), Mr. A. H. Gaze (general manager), and Messrs. W. V.
Bott and G. J. Bridges (Islands manag ers for the 8.P.C.) arrived in Sydney by the “Awatea” during March to attend the annual conference of the Commis sion in Melbourne, Mr. J. Robertson, manager at Labasa, Fiji, for the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., was in Australia on furlough in March.
Mr. M. L. Woodyatt, formerly man ager of the Bank of N.S.W. at Lautoka, Fiji, has been transferred to Australia.
He was succeeded by Mr. A. J. Shrives.