- Bruce Thomas Heritage Victoria & Heritage Council of Victoria
History
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Why The Stick Shed was Built
There was a wheat glut in Australia beginning in the late 1930s. The main overseas wheat export market was Great Britain and Western Europe, which…Read MoreThe Stick Shed Construction
The shed as designed was approximately 265 metres long, 60 metres wide, 19 metres high at the hip and held 3.5 million bushels or about…Read MoreHow the Stick Shed Functioned
It was located on the main Adelaide to Melbourne railway line. To service these storage sheds, a new railway siding called “Marmalake” was built in…Read MoreLocal Heritage versus Local Economics
Wheat buyer demands forced grain handlers to adapt to new measures. Buyers wanted more options of grades and types, so the practice of stockpiling wheat…Read MoreThe Stick Shed Moving Forward
Slowly momentum increased and the Stick Shed gained recognition as a heritage building that could function within an active and regionally important grain storage facility.…Read More