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I was told that when the Queensland Government researched the "third in the world" claim of Thargomindah that this was found to be untrue. Further research and citations required. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.208.144.222 (talk) 12:55, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed. Not even the first in Australia. Launceston's Duck Reach Power Station was supplying power to light the city's streets in 1895. Reference: Burgess, Julian (2016). Duck Reach and Launceston's Electric Light. ISBN 978-0-994 1608-1-2.