Grain storage structures – also known as ''bins'' or ''wheat bins'' in local popular usage – are grain

silo A silo (from the Greek σιρός – ''siros'', "pit for holding grain") is a structure for storing bulk materials. Silos are used in agriculture to store fermented feed known as silage, not to be confused with a grain bin, which is used t ...

s spread around

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, primarily in the wheatbelt region, at grain receival locations. Historically they have been linked with the

Wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia The wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia were, in most cases, a network of railway lines in Western Australia that primarily served the Wheatbelt region. Maps of the Western Australian Government Railways (WAGR) system in the 1930s sho ...

, and the transport of grain to the ports of Western Australia for export by the

CBH Group The CBH Group (commonly known as CBH, an acronym for Co-operative Bulk Handling), is a grain growers' cooperative that handles, markets and processes grain from the wheatbelt of Western Australia. History CBH was formed on 5 April 1933, at ...

Structure types

In 2003, CBH published a document "Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd's grain storage system in Western Australia". Historically there were major structures found at Midland/

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, it was a rail based storage while at

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

and Bunbury there were grain storage silos that were part of the port loading facilities. The identification of the types of installations was made as follows: * Horizontal 'H' type (1933+) circular wall * Horizontal 'A' type (1960–1983) (85 in 2003) * Horizontal 'B' type (1962–1982) (31 in 2003) * Horizontal 'C' type (1966–1967) (5 in 2003) * Horizontal 'D' type (1967–1982) (48 in 2003) * Horizontal 'E' type (1969–1971) (20 in 2003) * Horizontal 'F' type (1990) ( 1 in 2003) * Horizontal 'G' type (1978–1982) (36 in 2003) * Silo 'K' type (1980–1981) (26 in 2003) * Silo 'L' type (1982) (19 in 2003) * Circular 'M' type (1973–1994) (11 in 2003) * Open Bulk Head 'O' type (1975–2003) (number unknown) * Roofed Bulk Head 'P' type (1986–1989) (3 in 2003) * Horizontal 'Q' type (1995–2000) (12 in 2003) * Silo 'S' type (2000–2003) (number unknown) * Circular 'X' type * Bulkwest CS2000 Series (102 in 2003) * Circular Domes (1994) (4 in 2003)

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Metro Grain Centre

The

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based Metro Grain Centre is located on

Abernethy Road Abernethy Road is a long minor arterial road linking Belmont with the Great Eastern Highway Bypass in Hazelmere, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It runs along the eastern boundary of the Perth Airport area. It serves as an alternativ ...

in Forrestfield. It is connected by road and rail with the port in Fremantle, for container shipping, and Kwinana port for bulk handling of grain. It opened in March 1998 and can store 200,000 tonnes of grain.

Port silos

Bunbury

Grain silos built at Bunbury in 1937, were decommissioned in the 1980s, and have been re-styled as accommodation since 1994.

Fremantle

Built on the North Quay in 1948, the

grain silos were demolished in 2000 after a heritage application was rejected by the Minister for Planning.Fremantle silos heritage decision
Minister for Planning 18 February 2000

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References

{{reflist Grain receival points of Western Australia CBH Group