CONNOR'S MILL, DERELICT

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Overview

B/W photo reproduction mounted on card of Connor's Mill as a derelict building between 1955 &1975.
Mill sign reads "Road Board Power Station", windows boarded up with corrugated iron, wheat bag slide missing from 1st floor.
Part of watertank visible in background.
On the back of the photo is a handwritten note 1. Connors Mill (1870) before restoration between 1927-1955.
The image is in good condition save some fading, pin holes in the corners, fraying along the edges of the mounting and glue marks on the back.

Historical information

It is thought this image was reproduced for one of the original displays in the Connors Mill Museum but removed at a later date and stored in the museum workshops.

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-37-2012.29

Item type

Photographs

Themes

Social History

Material

Photo Paper

Width

205 mm

Height or length

260 mm

Inscriptions and markings

on back: 1 Connor's Mill (1870) before restoration between 1927-1955

Contextual Information

In terms of intellectual property, the image copyright of these images is believed to have expired and now lies in the public domain, making free to use for research or display.
Connor's Mill, Toodyay operated as a flour mill between 1870 and c1920.
In 1919 a power station was established adjacent to the milling operation.
In 1921 a fire destroyed the milling machinery but not the power generation machinery. Power generation continued on the site, at first by private companies, and then after 1927 by the Toodyay Road Board.
In 1955 Toodyay was connected to the State power grid, and the building subsequently become vacant.
In 1975 the old power station was renovated, renamed Connor's Mill and opened as a tourist bureau and museum.

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

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-31.550472, 116.465306

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