Murtoa Stick Shed — Attraction in Murtoa

I do not think my description could do.justice to this absolutely amazing monument to the history of grain, grain storage and transport in Murtoa, situated on the Wimmera Highway, Victoria. We were visiting the area and admiring the beautiful art work on some of the grain silos. Several people had suggested we visit The Stick Shed. We are SO pleased we did. We arrived just as visiting time was finishing but the lovely person selling admission tickets in the information building said we could go in. From the moment we walked in we felt the impact of this mammoth construction. As I suggested at the beginning of my post, I really can not do justice to this construction, it's history, the size and raw beauty. Please Google it, read about it but more importantly, I suggest you go. We're still talking about it several days later and everyone we know who has been all feel the same. It is on the 'Must See' List for everyone visiting this part of Victoria. I'm certain you will be pleased you visited The Stick...

The Murtoa Stick Shed's power systems included a steam power plant, diesel motors, and electricity.

Steam power plant The shed's initial power source was a steam power plant.

Diesel motors The steam power plant was later replaced by diesel motors.

Electricity The shed's power source was eventually upgraded to electricity.

Elevator tower The shed's elevator tower is still used today for outloading grain.

Other features The shed was built between 1941 and 1942 to store wheat during World War II. It was the first emergency bulk wheat storage shed built in Victoria. It is the only remaining emergency grain store built during World War II.

It is a National Heritage Listed building.

It is located in Murtoa, Victoria, on the main Adelaide to Melbourne railway line.

It is known as the "Cathedral of the Wimmera" because of its...

A rare opportunity to see heritage listed shed. About half an hour drive from Halls Gap this huge shed built pre war by manual labour. So nice to watch the short clip piece of information from the tv room before seeing the actual shed otherwise it will not make sense other than looking at the tall posts. The narration from the clip was very informative and was narrated by the actual people that used to work there and how different back then compared now that we have all the tools and machineries to make things better and faster. The shed is just now a showcase and a symbol of the past. Ample of car parking and there is an entrance fee of $10 per adult and from memory kids...