Judson Well Windmill, Outback Way, Western Australia.
Posted by: 
ROSS1957
S 27° 52.437 E 123° 20.507
51J E 533643 N 6916713
A lonely mill in the Australian Outback.
Waymark Code: WMHHP3
Location: Western Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 07/13/2013
Views: 1
About 150km NE of Laverton in Western Australia you will find Judson Well and a lonely Southern Cross Windmill.
It is an important water source for stock and native animals.
In 1871 George Washington Griffiths was making windmills at his Toowoomba Foundry in Queensland. The Southern Cross mill came to be between 1903-1911, it was formally known as the "1903". It is still in production today and has become an important image and an icon in the Australian outback.
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
Cost: Not Listed
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