Grain Elevator Tower hunter valley its row of empty window

its row of empty window openings and a dark doorway facing the field

Cracked tiles and exposed pipework trace the extent of the decay

The wire fence and galvanised water tanks belong to a working property that remained in continuous family hands from 1910 to 2004

its blue paint flaking from the cab and front guard above a pink and yellow steel wheel

The foreground two-track road runs past tall grasses and flowering weeds beneath a cloudy sky

Grain Elevator Tower hunter valley its row of empty windowA corrugated metal tower rises above the concrete grain shed at Mount Russell, connected by a raised conveyor gallery and a steel access stairway. A skillion verandah roof extends over a loading area on the site operated at closure by GrainCorp. The original concrete silo dates to 1934; a major expansion followed in 1955, bringing combined capacity to approximately 32,600 tonnes. Part of the Mount Russell Grain Silo series.