Murtoa is a proud wheatbelt town that was settled in 1872 with Lake Marma as the centre piece and the railways central to trade and…
Read MoreThere 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 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 MoreIt 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 MoreWheat 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 MoreSlowly momentum increased and the Stick Shed gained recognition as a heritage building that could function within an active and regionally important grain storage facility.…
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