Historical information
The Churchill Island collection includes objects from the late 1800s to the mid-1970s. The collection is presented in sets and series, of which this windmill represents the Amess era.
Significance
This windmill may be one of the oldest working mills of its model in Gippsland and has been a permanent fixture on Churchill Island since the late 1920s.
Physical description
Complete water-boring windmill on metal stand, with vane at head and pumphouse at base.
Inscriptions & markings
COMET
