rivermill

Not 100% sure, but I bet this is Singleton's Mill on the Hawkesbury River, now demolished. GoogleMapsSatellite - maps.google.com.au/maps?ll=-33.463226,151.072035&spn=...

See Australian Town & Country Journal 02/09/1902 p.22 with illustration which looks very similar with a bit of imagination - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71485488 The mill was built in the 1830s (?) and fell into disrepair after the flood of 1867. There is a GHOST!

beachcomber australia Thanks for the information beachcomberaustralia. It does look a lot like it and there are other images from the same series in our Hall collection. We'll upload the others and see if they can throw any new light. It must be a ghost! :) The article says it was still standing and that was in 1903. Interesting...

Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons Yes, it is interesting, specially if there are more images to come. Unfortunately I am going o/s for a few weeks so will not be able to give this the time and attention it deserves. Do not think I am ignoring you, please!

beachcomber australia Oh no! That's a shame, although do enjoy your trip, and when you get back you'll be able to see plenty of new uploads. We will just have to wait. :)

This is the derelict mill of James Singleton (1777-1849) which was demolished in the early 1900s after milling declined from 1870. Being on a tidal river it required a slightly different method in powering the 5M diameter water wheel than the usual water rushing past the wheel through a diversion channel or 'race'. A dam was filled by the rising tide, the inlet valve was closed at high water & on the falling tide the stored water was released through the mill race to turn the wheel.

Fantastic series of photos of the old mill.

beachcomber australia Agreed! Beautiful photographs.

much more likely to be a tad SW of the current, across the small creek, rather than the HUGE river

Singletons Mill was across Layburys Creek at Gunderman.

This is the derelict mill of James Singleton (1777-1849) which was demolished in the early 1900s after milling declined from 1870. Being on a tidal river it required a slightly different method in powering the 5M diameter water wheel than the usual water rushing past the wheel through a diversion channel or 'race'. A dam was filled by the rising tide, the inlet valve was closed at high water & on the falling tide the stored water was released through the mill race to turn the wheel.

This is the derelict mill of James Singleton (1777-1849) which was demolished in the early 1900s after milling declined from 1870. Being on a tidal river it required a slightly different method in powering the 5M diameter water wheel than the usual water rushing past the wheel through a diversion channel or 'race'. A dam was filled by the rising tide, the inlet valve was closed at high water & on the falling tide the stored water was released through the mill race to turn the wheel.