Blackall Historical Woolscour

Intact steam-powered wool washing plant and living museum outside Blackall.

The Blackall Historical Woolscour is the town's real anchor. Built in the early 20th century, it preserves the sheds, machinery, yards, and working logic of a steam-powered wool washing plant, at a scale that makes the old wool economy feel physical.

You need a tour to see the machinery properly. If it is running, the place is at its best: belts, timber, iron, lanolin, and practical engineering from a time when wool paid for much of inland Queensland.

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