Windmill - Flinders Ranges BW
by Lexa Harpell
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Windmill - Flinders Ranges BW
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Lexa Harpell
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Photograph - Photography
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Windmill - Flinders Ranges in Black and White by Lexa Harpell.
Windmills are an iconic sight on the Australian landscape - blades slowly turning drawing bore water from underground aquifers, giving life to the people and their stock on the most arid continent on the planet. Bore water is harsh and salty to taste. Usually the water is boiled for drinking and makes your hair and clothing hard when washing. YET, it can be the only available water around so we don't complain....well too much!
The wind was catching the blades this day and I had to take a sip to remind myself how salty it is.
Old Wilpena Station which nestles in the Flinders Ranges. One of the most scenic areas in South Australia.
Wilpena Pound was 'discovered' by our early settlers in 1850.
A young 25 year old established Wilpena Station close to the nearby creek which drains from the nearby Wilpena Pound. Water was scarce and always sought after on this arid continent. The amount of the water supply determined the size of the stock a station could carry - and that would produce wealth.
However, in Australia, the weather patterns are not predictable and any endeavour would be a gamble.
Even though the station continued for 135 years, it had many setbacks, including the great drought in the 1860's. The station by then was around 2,000 square kms and held 33,000 sheep and 4,000 head of cattle. The drought reduced stock to a mere 1,000 sheep and no cattle - the land had no 'green' in sight.
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August 16th, 2020
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