Thread: Muttaburra Qld then and now

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Looks like the same Land Rover in the foreground of the first pic.

Must be broken down.

Funny you should say that. The reason I stopped there was because I heard this strange noise which I thought came from the car, however it turned out to be the creaking windmill.

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

Funny you should say that. The reason I stopped there was because I heard this strange noise which I thought came from the car, however it turned out to be the creaking windmill.

That is a big fan on that mill!!!

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

Looks like the same Land Rover in the foreground of the first pic.

First is a shortie, second is a long 'un. Different canopies, too.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

A bit of trivia I learnt from my boy way back when he was into dinosaurs.Muttaburra is where they discovered a dinosaur,the muttaburrasaurus.
Andrew

Very true. There is a big shed in town that holds a full skeletal reconstruction of the Muttaburrasarus.

Originally Posted by Bearman

That is a big fan on that mill!!!

Assuming it is a Southern Cross windmill, they come in 6,8,10,12, and 14 feet sizes. My memory is just about every mill out there was Southern Cross, as a matter of fact, I'm not aware of other brands. Curious to find out. Southern cross mills is a Toowoomba foundry success story.

https://www.pumpindustry.com.au/sout...facturer/5868/

The only other common brand I've come across is Comet. Comet Windmills

Originally Posted by B.S.F.

The only other common brand I've come across is Comet. Comet Windmills

Looking at the size, and the shape of the tail, you would almost have to say it's a Comet.Been around for 130 years, made in Rockhampton. Comet mills can be 35 feet in diameter. Learn something new each day. Thanks for that.

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