Shire of Flinders Electric Ball
SHIRE OF FLINDERS
ELECTRIC BALL
THIS SPHERE WAS PART OF A DEVICE DESIGNED
BY A MR ROBILLIARD IN 1909, WITH A VIEW TO
HARNESSING THE SEA TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY
FOR SORRENTO TOWNSHIP
THE SPHERE WAS TETHERED IN THE SEA AND
ITS MOVEMENT TRANSFERRED TO A DYNAMO
HOUSED NEAR SPHINX ROCK.
HOWEVER, SEVERE WAVE ACTION DAMAGED
THE SYSTEM AND EVENTUALLY THE PROJECT
WAS ABANDONED ALTHOUGH AT ONE STAGE
AN ELECTRIC LIGHT GLOBE WAS LIT FOR A TIME