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Thanks for the replies.

It's a new dam. About 5,000,000 litres. So it's still filling up. We thought it would take about 3 years but its taken 10 months to get to where is is. We get about 450 mm rain per year on average, so not too bad but definitely not tropical!

Added the deck and then added ...

HI all,

I'm new to the forum, but today erected a c.1970 Eureka windmill, manufactured in Essendon. The factory closed in 1972. It has an 18 feet (6 metre) tower and an 8 feet diameter fan.

The pump was made by Alderdice in Warnambool, Victoria and has had a seal replaced to work above ground. It ...