Comet D Pattern Windmill - Wandoan, QLD
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Tuena
S 26° 07.335 E 149° 57.478
55J E 795800 N 7107413
A tall windmill in W. O'Sullivan Park at Wandoan, a town on the Western Downs.
Waymark Code: WMTBCH
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 10/28/2016
Views: 1
The windmill has a tower of 40 feet (12.2 metres) & a wheel of 27 feet (8.2 metres). Its function is now purely decorative however a mill of this size can pump between 5,000 and 7,000 gallons (22,700 to 31,800 litres) per day.
The windmill was originally erected to pump water from a bore on Bungaban Station. It was donated by the station's owner to the Wandoan & District Progress Assoc., renovated & re-erected in the park.
Source: Plaque beside windmill.
Purpose: Ornamental
Open to the public: yes
Is This Windmill Functional?: No
Cost: 0.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum on Site: no
Date of Manufacture: Not listed
Windmill Farm: Not Listed
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