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Former Wimmera Flour Mill & Silo Complex
Gibson Street,, RUPANYUP VIC 3388 - Property No B6331
Former Wimmera Flour Mill & Silo Complex
Gibson Street,, RUPANYUP VIC 3388 - Property No B6331
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B6331 Rupanyup Wheat Silos
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Statement of Significance
The Wimmera Flour Mill &wheat silos are of State significance as the first reinforced concrete bulk wheat storage silos to be constructed and operated in Victoria.
They are demonstrative of the basic change in grain handling from bagged wheat to bulk transport and storage which occurred in Victoria between 1910, when these first silos came into use, and the (1950s?), when the entire wheat crop was handled in bulk.
The silos are also significant as the first application of the Monier principal of concrete construction to this type of structure and for their association with Sir John Monash as an important example of his range of reinforced concrete designs.
Classified: 13/05/1992
They are demonstrative of the basic change in grain handling from bagged wheat to bulk transport and storage which occurred in Victoria between 1910, when these first silos came into use, and the (1950s?), when the entire wheat crop was handled in bulk.
The silos are also significant as the first application of the Monier principal of concrete construction to this type of structure and for their association with Sir John Monash as an important example of his range of reinforced concrete designs.
Classified: 13/05/1992
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FORMER RUPANYUP RAILWAY STATION
Victorian Heritage Register H1590 -
FORMER WIMMERA FLOUR MILL AND SILO COMPLEX
Victorian Heritage Register H1011
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Former Rupanyup Railway Station
National Trust H1590
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