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National Wool Museum
Tool - Water Pump, c.1960
... Great Artesian Basin.... The Great Artesian Basin contains 65,000 million megalitres of water... as the Great Artesian Basin. It is the largest and deepest aquifer ...A windmill may be considered one of the most iconic sights of Australian Farming life. A pump like this rest at the heart of all such windmills, turning wind energy into water for farmers both here in Australia and worldwide alike. The water windmills access is referred to as an aquifer, an underground layer of water trapped in rocks but accessible with use of water wells and windmills. Australia is home to an underground aquifer known as the Great Artesian Basin. It is the largest and deepest aquifer in the world. Stretching over 1,700,000 square kilometres, the Basin underlies nearly a quarter of the continent including most of Queensland, the south- east corner of the Northern Territory, the north-east part of South Australia and the northern part of New South Wales. The basin is 3,000 metres deep in places and is estimated to contain 64,900 cubic kilometres of groundwater. To try and give this number context, a megalitre is a million litres. The Great Artesian Basin contains 65,000 million megalitres of water. This would be enough to cover all the land on the planet in almost half a metre of water.Lift style piston pump typical of an Australian farm connected to a multi-bladed windmill. Bronze cylindrical construction coming up from removable wood base. Rotating lever is above outlet pipe which would send water to the storage tank.windmill, australian farming, great artesian basin, aquifer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat College of Advanced Education Geology Department Excursion to Windamere Dam, Mudgee, c1981
... great artesian basin... p. offler great artesian basin mudgee sofola wellington ...Typed A4 pages prepared by Stafford McKnight (Ballarat College of Advanced Education) and R. Offler (Newcastle University)geology, ballarat college of advanced education, mineralogy, petrology, crystals, stafford mcknight, p. offler, great artesian basin, mudgee, sofola, wellington, tectonic, dubbo -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat College of Advanced Education/Ballarat University College/University of Ballarat Geology Exams, c1987-1994
... great artesian basin... p. offler great artesian basin mudgee sofola wellington ...A number of typed A4 exams for Geology * Undated Mineralogy Practical Exam * 1994 Mineralogy Practical Exam * Undated Feldspar Group Practical * Undated Geomorphology Exam * Ballarat College of Advanced Education Engineering Geology Exam Test No. 1 * Ballarat College of Advanced Education Engineering Geology Exam Test No. 2 * 1987 Ballarat College of Advanced Education Engineering Geology Exam * 1988 Ballarat College of Advanced Education Economic Geology Exam * 1989 Ballarat College of Advanced Education Geology Exam * 1990 Ballarat University College Geology Exam * 1990 Ballarat University College Geology Exam 1st Semester * 1991 Ballarat University College Geology Exam 1st Semester * 1991 Ballarat University College Geology Exam 2nd Semester * 1994 University of Ballarat Geology Exam geology, ballarat college of advanced education, mineralogy, petrology, crystals, stafford mcknight, p. offler, great artesian basin, mudgee, sofola, wellington, tectonic, dubbo, m. davies, w.r.h. ramsay