North East (Benalla) Silo Trail - Victoria
Devenish Silo
In December 1943 these concrete silos were opened to receive grain. Few farmers owned trucks so much of the delivery was still by horse drawn wagons loaded with bagged grain. Fundamental changes to farming technologies such as high capacity headers and on-farm...
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St James Silos
The St James Silos depict a mural of Sir George Coles, founder of Coles Supermarkets, who was a local to the St James township. The silo bunkers were built in 1943 with bushels of wheat originally delivered to the site via horse and cart, and this theme is...
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Tungamah Silos
The story boards at the site give some history of the project. The Tungamah Railway Station goods sheds and portable building opened in 1886. It was 1889 before the main station was erected which was followed by a more substantial grain shed in 1890. At...
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