Vital machinery.
The windmill, in this case, a large one made by Southern Cross at Toowoomba Foundry is an icon of the Australian landscape. Rural properties, trillions of sheep, cattle and other livestock and creatures as well as humans of course have relied on the life saving water they pumped way back into the 19th century.
As a tribute to their importance in Australian history, both rural and town, this one was erected in the paddock outside the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre in Longreach, Queensland. From this spot you gaze at it through a scenic window and let the memories of their essential role in Australian history wash across you.
On a personal note, I still remember the one in the backyard of flats we used to stay at in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast as a kid. At that stage, the town did not have a reticulated water supply and water was pumped from the ground of course. I still affectionately remember the very distinctive sound of it working as the wind turned its sails or blades.
A history of windmill construction and this windmill in particular are in the next photo.
You can see windmills, mostly broken down now across rural Australia and the Cobb and Co Museum in Toowoomba, Queensland has an amazing collection in their yard. You can't miss them.
Vital machinery.
The windmill, in this case, a large one made by Southern Cross at Toowoomba Foundry is an icon of the Australian landscape. Rural properties, trillions of sheep, cattle and other livestock and creatures as well as humans of course have relied on the life saving water they pumped way back into the 19th century.
As a tribute to their importance in Australian history, both rural and town, this one was erected in the paddock outside the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and Outback Heritage Centre in Longreach, Queensland. From this spot you gaze at it through a scenic window and let the memories of their essential role in Australian history wash across you.
On a personal note, I still remember the one in the backyard of flats we used to stay at in Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast as a kid. At that stage, the town did not have a reticulated water supply and water was pumped from the ground of course. I still affectionately remember the very distinctive sound of it working as the wind turned its sails or blades.
A history of windmill construction and this windmill in particular are in the next photo.
You can see windmills, mostly broken down now across rural Australia and the Cobb and Co Museum in Toowoomba, Queensland has an amazing collection in their yard. You can't miss them.