Edwin Davey & Sons Mill, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
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Aussiebrian
S 33° 52.476 E 151° 11.694
56H E 333047 N 6250281
Here you will visit a former flous mill, part of which is preseved for future generations to advmir
Waymark Code: WM19TFA
Location: New South Wales, Australia
Date Posted: 04/10/2024
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To enjoy viewing the former mill, you should go down the stairs near the Wentworth Park Light Rail stop.
Edwin Davey Flour Mill was an abandoned building consisting of a remnant facade- most of which was demolished by the previous owner and left vacant for more than 10 years. It has now been renovated with a modern apartment complex but the facade has been preserved along with a weighbridge and scales near the Light Rail station.
The Light Rail line is itself based on the former Metropolitan Goods line which allowed goods trains to enter Darling Harbour.
The facade is in a good state of preservation but not easily viewed due to the large trees around. For some strange reason, the building is now called Harbour Mill rather than its former name.
Edwin Davey, a flour miller from South Australia bought the mill in 1900 with the aim of exporting flour it being much cheaper from Sydney. There would also have been much more wheat available in New South Wales as the limits of settlement in South Australia reduced the amount of arable land.
On the morning of Friday, March 24, 1911 much of the interior of the flour mill, together with plant and machinery, were destroyed by fire. The cart sheds and stables at the rear of the mill were saved, also an adjoining bulk wheat store in which were 20,000 bags of wheat valued at £10,000. The wheat store was constructed of brick and iron.
Much of the former equipment is said to be part of the Powerhouse Museum collection.
More information can be found at the blog below and the Pyrmont History Group.
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