Zonifer Lloyd
Steam Engine
One of the original steam engines used in the scouring plant on Cordillo Downs Station. Cordillo Downs Station is in the far north east corner of South Australia in the Strzelecki Desert.
The machinery for the scour, which included several large steam engines, was brought up the Strzelecki by wagons. The trip took nine months and two weeks. At Innaminka, to negotiate the rising Cooper Creek, the teamsters had to put 52 bullocks on one wagon and enlist the aid of the local mounted constable. By 1891 the venture was an obvious success, with more than 1,400 bales of scoured wool carted to Farina or Lyndhurst by camel.
After a scouring plant was installed in 1885, Cordillo Downs wool clip was cleaned before it was baled and shipped to England. Scouring the wool removed dirt, grease and sand. This reduced the weight by 40% and made it more economical to transport.
Steam Engine
One of the original steam engines used in the scouring plant on Cordillo Downs Station. Cordillo Downs Station is in the far north east corner of South Australia in the Strzelecki Desert.
The machinery for the scour, which included several large steam engines, was brought up the Strzelecki by wagons. The trip took nine months and two weeks. At Innaminka, to negotiate the rising Cooper Creek, the teamsters had to put 52 bullocks on one wagon and enlist the aid of the local mounted constable. By 1891 the venture was an obvious success, with more than 1,400 bales of scoured wool carted to Farina or Lyndhurst by camel.
After a scouring plant was installed in 1885, Cordillo Downs wool clip was cleaned before it was baled and shipped to England. Scouring the wool removed dirt, grease and sand. This reduced the weight by 40% and made it more economical to transport.