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The Windmill, which is located in Wickham Park , on Wickham Terrace, is the oldest building in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia . The Windmill was built during Colonial times by convicts for grinding grains, such as wheat and maize, in the late 1820 s. The Windmill originally had wind-powered sails. The grinding of the grains was done by treadmill from October , 1828 , with the wind-powered sails being used from December , 1828 . On 20 January , 1862 , the Windmill became the first home of the Queensland Museum . The Windmill is now used as a Weather Observatory . |
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