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Irrigation machinery [B 53494] • Photograph

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Summary

Irrigation machinery, Renmark. The windmill is a 12.5 to 15 feet steel wings made in the period 1907 to 1913. This is a chain drive version, which makes it even more unusual when combined with the revolving tower. Some of these machines were still operating into the 1950's. [Information supplied by Morawa District Historical Society - publishers of the Windmill Journal.]

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Physical description

Photograph (b&w print); 21.2 cm x 15.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1920

Collection

Part of Renmark Collection

Subject

Windmills -- South Australia -- Renmark
Irrigation -- South Australia -- Renmark

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Digitisation information

Date

17/12/2020

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

5,201 x 7,417 pixels (38.6 MP)

Size

77.17 MB

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