Although this engine generated less output than a modern ride-on mower, its life story reveals part of the agricultural, industrial and mining history of Rockley. The engine was installed in the western end of J.C. Stanger’s newly built flour mill in Rockley which started operation in 1862. This engine was powered by steam generated by […]
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