July,1929.
I have returned quite recently from 'Authoringa' Station ,Charleville, QLD, and feel that a few remarks
with respect to the 27ft. Comet Direct Acting Mill you supplied to my company on 'Authoringa' will interest you.
This Mill was the largest size made at the time, and I think you requested me to allow you to exhibit it in
the Brisbane Show, before sending it to 'Authoringa', I remember it attracted a lot a attention at the Show.
The Mill was designed to work an 8inch pump, lifting water from a depth of 80ft., and it gave the utmost
satisfaction, and you can understand the flow from it was like an artesian bore stream. The Mill has now
been working for past 17 years continuously and you may be pleased to know without any repairs, to my mind,
and I have no doubt it will continue to do this work for many years to come. So much for this particular Mill.
I have purchased several of your Mills prior to this and was satisfied with them in every way that I have continued
buying Sidney Williams 'Comet' Mills, and no other make, year after year, up till present. I have purchased 101
of your Mills in all, and they have done their work satisfactorily with quite a minimum of maintenance in all parts
of Western Australia, and in Queensland from Cloncurry to St George.
By the way, I have discovered a new type of Mill you are now making which you call a 'Comet' 'D'
Pattern, and I congratulate you on several improvements in this Mill,
particularly in the accessibility of the bearings, and the eliminating of the movable crank.
I have no hesitation in saying that, in my opinion, these are 'improvements', and I feel that your
customers will be more than ever pleased with Sidney William 'Comet Mills'.
(Sgd) W. J. Young, Gen. Supdt.
Australian Pastoral Co.
On 'Rochdale' Station, Dajarra, QLD - a 27ft, Comet Mills pumps from a depth of 500ft since 1916.
On 'Corona' Station, Longreach, QLD - a 24ft, Comet Mills pumps from a depth of 508ft since 1912.
On 'Springfield' Station, Mitchell, QLD - a 27ft, Comet Mills pumps from a depth of 530ft since 1911.
On 'Minnie Downs' Station, Tambo, QLD - a 24ft, Comet Mills pumps from a depth of 520ft since 1915.
On J Robertson's, Hillston, NSW - a 20ft, Comet Mills pumps from a depth of 575ft since 1927.
On 'Wetherby' Station, Richmond, QLD, a 35ft. Comet Mill is working a special 15inch pump
connected to the casing of a flowing bore, has increased the quantity of water received
from the bore by about 150,00 gallons per day.
On 'Coleraine, Station, Richmond, QLD, a 27ft, Comet Mill working a 12inch hot pump,
caused an increase of over 100,000 gallons per day.
On 'Tantarana' Station, Moree, NSW, a 24ft, Comet Mill lifts about 250,000 gallons per day.
On 'Cannum' Downs, Hughenden, QLD, a 24ft. Comet Mill pumps 163,000 gallons a day.
On 'Wyora' Station, Winton, a 27ft. Comet Mill working a 12inch hot water pump connected
with the casing of a bore with a reduced flow has resulted in an extra 100,000 gallons a day
The bore is fitted with our own design Automatic Valve, which allows the water
to flow even when the mill is idle.
On 'Manuka' Station, Winton, QLD, A 30ft. Comet Mill Forces over 12,000 gallons a day
through 3� miles of 2 inch pipe , uphill.
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