The Silo Trail

The Grain Silos of Australia

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The Silo Trail

What began as a roadtrip searching for the remains of my g-g-grandparent’s Union Flour Mill near Dunolly has become a project to record and document all the 1000+ silos across Australia. So far it’s a treasure hunt through the heartland and across the plains of Victoria and NSW, following the decommissioned rail lines, through small towns where the grain silo was often a centre of local seasonal life, where millions of tonnes of blood, sweat and soil came to be delivered, crops compared, stories told, lives lived. Fundamental changes to farming practices, on farm and bulk storage and high capacity headers have led to the closure of many concrete and steel silos. The Silo Trail is all about creating an historical record and celebration of these unique regional architectural forms.

Information regarding capacities is often guesswork, the subtle variations in the diameters of silos is hard to judge when you’re being dazzled by the ferocious Australian sun. If you have information about specific silo sites, please be in touch.

Railway Lines
  • All
  • Ararat Portland Line
  • Ararat to Maryborough
  • Ballarat Skipton Line
  • Balranald Line
  • Benalla Oaklands Line
  • Castlemaine to Maryborough
  • Cobram Line
  • Deniliquin Line
  • Dookie Katamatite
  • Dunolly Line
  • Echuca Line
  • Elmore Cohuna Line
  • Geelong Line
  • Gheringhap Maroona Line
  • Inner Melbourne West
  • Kerang Line
  • Kulwin line
  • Lubeck to Bolangum
  • Maldon to Shelbourne
  • Mildura Line
  • Murchison Colbinabbin Line
  • Numurkah Picola
  • Robinvale line
  • Shepparton Dookie
  • Swan Hill Line
  • Wedderburn Branch
  • Western Line
Region
  • All
  • Central Victoria
  • Echuca/ Southern Riverina
  • Melbourne
  • Murtoa/ SE
  • NW Mallee
  • Swan Hill/ Mallee
  • Warracknabeal/ S. Mallee
  • West Wimmera
  • Yarrawonga/ NE

Avoca Victoria

Barrakee Victoria

Bealiba Victoria

Bridgewater on Loddon Victoria

Buckrabanyule Victoria

Charlton Victoria

Banyena Victoria

Goornong Victoria

Elmore Victoria

Leichardt Victoria

Raywood Victoria

Llanelly Victoria

Dunolly Victoria

Moolort Victoria

St Arnaud Victoria

Colbinabbin Victoria

Sunshine Victoria

Tandarra Victoria

Prairie Victoria

Mitiamo Victoria

Pyramid Hill Victoria

Diggora West Victoria

Hunter Victoria

Kurting Victoria

Wedderburn Victoria

Wychitella Victoria

Maroona Victoria

Rochester Victoria

Tatyoon Victoria

Mininera Victoria

Westmere Victoria

Skipton Victoria

Rushworth Victoria

Bolangum Victoria

Marnoo Victoria

Burrum Victoria

Murtoa Victoria

Rupanyup Victoria

Womboota NSW

Bunnaloo NSW

Caldwell NSW

Wakool NSW

Deniliquin NSW

Mathoura NSW

Picola Victoria

Nathalia Victoria

Waaia Victoria

Numurkah Victoria

Wunghnu Victoria

Tallygaroopna Victoria

Pine Lodge Victoria

Cosgrove Victoria

Dookie Victoria

Yabba North Victoria

Youanmite Victoria

Katamatite Victoria

Cobram Victoria

Katunga Victoria

Goorambat Victoria

Devenish Victoria

Dingee Victoria

St James Victoria

Tungamah Victoria

Telford Victoria

Sutherland Victoria

Swanwater Victoria

Cope Cope Victoria

Donald Victoria

Litchfield Victoria

Massey Victoria

Yarrawonga Victoria

Echuca Victoria

Kerang Victoria

Cannie Victoria

Quambatook Victoria

Oakvale Victoria

Gredgwin Victoria

Barraport Victoria

Boort Victoria

Borung Victoria

Jackson Victoria

Lubeck Victoria

Glenorchy Victoria

Stawell Victoria

Teddywaddy Victoria

Glenloth Victoria

Geelong Terminal Victoria

Berrybank Victoria

Wycheproof Victoria

Dumosa Victoria

Nullawil Victoria

Warne Victoria

Culgoa Victoria

Berriwillock Victoria

Boigbeat Victoria

Sealake Victoria

Ninda Victoria

Nyarrin Victoria

Nandaly Victoria

Pier Millan Victoria

Mittyack Victoria

Kulwin Victoria

Kiamal Victoria

Ouyen Victoria

Murchison East Victoria

Nagambie Victoria

Nunga Victoria

Tempy Victoria

Speed Victoria

Shelbourne Victoria

Mystic Park Victoria

Lake Boga Victoria

Swan Hill Victoria

Turriff Victoria

Gama Victoria

Lascelles Victoria

Woomelang Victoria

Watchupga Victoria

Curyo Victoria

Kinnabulla Victoria

Birchip Victoria

Morton Plains Victoria

Watchem Victoria

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