Grain Elevator Tower lithgow valley before depopulation emptied the building

before depopulation emptied the building

with the main workshop building's gantry crane visible in the distance

its walls deep with rust

A dark crow rests on the corrugated iron roof of an abandoned woolshed

Grain Elevator Tower lithgow valley before depopulation emptied the buildingA 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.