• Title
  Collection 04: Wheat silos in country New South Wales, 2004 / photographed by Hal Pratt
• Call number
  PXA 1001/Box 2/53-66
  
• Level of description
  sub-fonds
• Date
  
  14 Jan. - 20 Jan. 2004
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  442091
• Physical Description
  Photographs - 14 silver gelatin photoprints - 21 x 26 cm. and 26 x 21 cm.
  
• Scope and Content
  53. Kelso, Main Western line. On the eastern side of Bathurst, adjacent industrial estate. The mostly easterly grain storage facility in the mid west wheat belt. Bulkhead only. 14/1/04
  54. Glen Logan. Cowra to Eugowra line. Freestanding silo on abandoned line in wide valley. 15/1/04
  55. Manildra, Main Western line. Silo and flour mill (Manildra group) located in main street of town, which is also the main road from Orange to Parkes. The original concrete silo was one of the first country silos to open in 1920. 17/1/04
  56. Grawlin, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. Location only on the Lachlan River flood plain. 17/1/04
  57. Garema, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. On edge of small village with a few houses and 1 shop, and corrugated iron hall. Silo only, no bulkhead. 19/1/04
  58. Back Creek, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. Location only with single bulkhead. Flat country. 19/1/04
  59. Wirrinya, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. A very large storage facility with original silo, 3 bulkheads plus on-ground storage. Adjacent a few houses in the gently undulating country. 19/1/04
  60. Caragabal, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. In village (few shops, garage and cafe) on Mid-Western Highway. Silo, bulkhead and on-ground storage. 19/1/04
  61. Berrendebba, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. Location only on stright line. Original silo with no additions. No farm buildings in sight. 19/1/04
  62. Quandialla, Stockinbingal to Parkes line. On the edge of small run-down town. Silo, bulkhead and new shed for fertilizer. 19/1/04
  63. Goonumbla, Parkes to Narromine line. Location only. Small bulkhead alongside original silo. Bulkhead an example of one of the first such storage facilities built. 20/1/04
  64. Alectown West, Parkes to Narromine line. Location only in undulating country. Dirt road access. Bulkhead adjacent. 20/1/04
  65. Mickibri, Parkes to Narromine line. Location only on operational line. Flatish country with patches of scrup. 20/1/04
  66. Peak Hill, Parkes to Narromine line. On edge of small town of Peak. The original silo on the northern end was the first silo to operate in country NSW - in August 1918. The building of silos (in preference to bag storage) followed a huge loss of grain in bag stacks, stockpiled during the war, through wet weather, rodents and insects. 20/1/04
  
  Reference:
  Library Correspondence File
• System of arrangement
  Chronological
• Copying Conditions
  Copyright status:: In copyright - Life of photographer plus 70 years.
• General note
  
  Titled by photographer.
  Digital order no:a128981
• Date note
  
  Dated by photographer
• Place
  Alectown West (N.S.W.)
  Kelso (N.S.W.)
  Manildra (N.S.W.)
  Mickibri, NSW
  Peak Hill (N.S.W.)
  Riverina (N.S.W.)
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3261741

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