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The railway reached Pinkenba in 1897 and the wharf the next year. By the early 1950s wheat was going aboard in bulk. The photograph shows the loader at work: a rail-mounted elevator and chute into the ship’s side.
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1953
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Wheat loader, Pinkenba Wharf, ca.1953: Industrial Grain Transport
Wheat loader, Pinkenba Wharf, ca.1953
1953
Explore the historical wheat loader at Pinkenba Wharf in Brisbane, circa 1953. See how bulk grain was loaded onto ships using rail-mounted elevator equipment.
The railway reached Pinkenba in 1897 and the wharf the next year. By the early 1950s wheat was going aboard in bulk. The photograph shows the loader at work: a rail-mounted elevator and chute into the ship’s side.
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