View up Wickham Terrace towards the Windmill Tower, Brisbane

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Where: Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

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When: 01 January 1900

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Creator: Unidentified.

Location: Wickham Terrace, Brisbane, Queensland.

Description: The Windmill was built by convict labour in 1828 and was originally used to grind flour and maize for the young colony. It was converted to a signal station in 1861 and used for experimental radio and television broadcasts in the 1920s and 1940s. Photograph from 32937, Negatives of Brisbane and regional Queensland

View the original image at the State Library of Queensland: hdl.handle.net/10462/photostd/0126763

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Owner: State Library of Queensland, Australia
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