town gas

town gas
a poisonous manufactured gas, supplied to domestic consumers for heating, cooking and (formerly) lighting; it is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen formed by the reaction of coke with steam - C + HO => CO + H

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  • Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria — The Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria was a government owned monopoly supplier of household gas in Victoria, Australia. The Corporation replaced the Melbourne Metropolitan Gas Company in 1951. In 1971 the Corporation acquired the Geelong Gas… …   Wikipedia

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