- 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. Australia’s main wheat export market was Asia and the Pacific. This came to…Read MoreThe Stick Shed Construction
The designs for The Stick Shed were prepared in the months before the final site was chosen. Other bulk wheat storages were built around Australia…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. The Stick Shed mixed the good grain with the poor and offered no way…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