Lowden Forest Park Water Wheel, NSW, Australia
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Tealby
S 35° 30.620 E 149° 36.166
55H E 736049 N 6067245
Located at an old logging camp the water wheel was originally used to generate electricity for the loggers. Now the area has been turned into a picnic ground/park.
Waymark Code: WM1VY5
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 07/16/2007
Views: 111
From the sign at the water wheel:
Lowden Forest Park takes its name from the nearby Lowden Trig and adjacent Lowden Creek. It was here in 1937 that a group of logging contractors established a camp which soon became known locally as the Donoghue and Hopkins huts.
The water-wheel was originally constructed at Queanbeyan by William Hopkins and Spencer Hush. In 1952, it was brought to the forest and installed in its present site.
The wheel, which is fed by water from the nearby holding dam, was used to drive a generator which provided electricity for the logging camp and for recharging the truck batteries.
Restoration of the water-wheel to its original specifications and rebuilding of the associated weir and storage dam have been carried out by the forestry commision of N.S.W.
Visit Instructions:
Please give the date of your visit and a brief description of your experience and any additional information you may have about the waterwheel, its current condition, etc. We would very much like at least one original photo from your visit, but it is not absolutely necessary.