CBH grain receival points

The range of available bins or grain silos have taken on identity as large public art works in the 2010s in the Public Silo Trail,{{cite web |url=https://www.publicsilotrail.com/ |title=Home |website=publicsilotrail.com}} with three sections{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} to the trail identified:https://www.publicsilotrail.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/PUBLIC-SILO-TRAIL-MAP-1.pdf Public Silo Trail Maphttps://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6410005/silo-trail-full-of-wonders/?cs=14325 Silo Trail Full of Wonders

: The Northern Trail

:: Northam

:: Merredin

: The "Central Heart" Trail – involving

:: Katanning

:: Pingrup

:: Newdegate

: The "Wave to wave" Trail – involving

:: Ravensthorpe

:: Albany

The earlier bins were made at the time of the change from wheat transport in bags, to bulk operations – and at the time of the creation of the CBH Group in 1933.{{Citation | author1=Trustees of the Wheat Pool of Western Australia | title=Report to Trustees of the Wheat Pool of Western Australia on feasibility of bulk handling of wheat, the various types of storage bins considered, needed alterations to railway tracks, sidings etc proposed by Westralian Farmers Ltd | publication-date=1932 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159321605 | accessdate=29 March 2013 }}

The first five bins or grain receival points were located at Western Australian Government Railways sidings at:WAGR Annual report 1932 {{Citation | author1=Western Australian Government Railways Commission | title=Report on the working of the government railways for the year ended 30th June ... | publication-date=1900 | publisher=Govt. Printer | url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/25577460 | access-date=17 August 2022}}

• Benjaberring
• Korrelocking
• Nembudding
• Trayning
• Yelbeni

Due to their size, many of the storage bins were significant landmarks on the landscape in the agricultural communities of Western Australia.{{Citation | author1=Aerial Surveys Australia | author2=HRRC | title=Aerial photographs of Morawa wheat bins, 30 Sept. 1963 | publication-date=1963 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11434136 | accessdate=29 March 2013 }}{{Citation | author1=Aerial Surveys Australia | author2=HRRC | title=Aerial photographs of the wheat bins, Wagin, 23 March 1965 | publication-date=1965 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/11461542 | accessdate=29 March 2013 }}{{Citation | author1=Western Australia. Government Photographer | title=Loading wheat into rail trucks from storage bins at Three Springs | publication-date=1900 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159556506 | accessdate=29 March 2013 }}

In 2012, the Australian federal government deregulated the grain market in Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201211/s3644596.htm|title=Greens amend wheat deregulation bill|author=A. Vidot and B Varischetti|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=30 November 2012|accessdate=3 April 2013}}

In 2013, after 80 years of operation without competition, grain storage and transport in the Great Southern region has another operator due to a separate grain operation at Albany.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/content/201303/s3724264.htm|title=Second grain exporter moves to Albany port|author=Owen Grieve|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|date=26 March 2013|accessdate=2 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/15347600/|title=Chinese giant to break WA grain grip|author=Brad Thompson|publisher= West Australian Newspapers Limited |date=10 November 2012 |accessdate= 2 April 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-03-27|title=Second grain handler to operate out of Albany/4597434|publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate= 2 April 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/regional/great-southern/a/-/news/16455623/|title=Chinese in WA grain grab|author=Brad Thompson|publisher= West Australian Newspapers Limited|date=27 March 2013 |accessdate=2 April 2013}}

In earlier years the districts in the CBH system were known as "Directors" Districts.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266477818 |title=C.B.H. DIRECTORS |newspaper=The Farmers' Weekly |volume=6 |issue=275 |location=Western Australia |date=6 November 1952 |accessdate=17 August 2022 |page=20 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266547728 |title=CBH Officials Visit Sidings |newspaper=The Farmers' Weekly |volume=8 |issue=411 |location=Western Australia |date=16 December 1954 |accessdate=17 August 2022 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}

By 2011, the Western Australian wheatbelt operations of CBH was split up into 12 management zone areas, with a set of locations in each zone with management offices, port terminals, and transfer depots identified.

The Geraldton Port zone is served by two areas – one based in Geraldton, and the second based in Morawa.

• Geraldton as the main office, and Port Terminal

The primary receival sites for this zone are:

• Northampton
• Mullewa
• Mingenew

The secondary receival sites for this zone are:

• Binnu
• Canna
• Moonyoonooka
• Wongoondy

The closed receival sites for this zone are:-

• Pindar – east of Mullewa
• Sullivan – south of Mullewa

Historically, in this area there were also 1933 Type{{Citation | author1=Co-operative Bulk Handling Limited | title=Annual report and accounts | publication-date=1948 | publisher=Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/18750689 | accessdate=31 March 2013 }} – 1933 was the year of the commencement of the CBH operations, the 1973 Annual Report and Accounts rear cover of the report identified 1933 Type Installations installation receival points at:

• Balla
• Ogilvie
• Naraling
• Wilroy
• Tardun

• Morawa{{Citation | author1=Co-operative Bulk Handling Limited | title=Arrino – Yandanooka, Bowgada – Koolanooka | publication-date=1976 | publisher=C.B.H | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/159335290 | accessdate=19 April 2013 }}

• Kwinana

• Wongan Hills

• Koorda

• Merredin

• Avon ( Northam )

• Corrigin

• Albany

• Lake Grace

• Katanning

• Albany office

• Esperance

• Esperance office

• Esperance office

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Most grain receival points in the wheatbelt have combinations of historic structures that are still utilised, and new structures. Where the older structures tend to be next to, or aligned with the railway lines where they were built, many sites have extended grounds. As a consequence, identifying the types of silo/containers at some sites may uncover up to three or four different structures at the one location. Brookton for example has at least three different types present on the CBH property.

Total numbers of receival points in the system from the founding in 1932 to 1999 – the peak number occurring in 1965-1967:page 175 {{Citation | author1=Ayris, Cyril | author2=Cooperative Bulk Handling Ltd | title=A Heritage ingrained : a history of Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd. 1933-2000 | year=1999 | publication-date=1999 | publisher=Co-operative Bulk Handling Ltd | isbn=978-0-646-38283-8 }}

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• 1932/33 5
• 1933/34 53
• 1936/37 103
• 1937/38 136
• 1938/39 174
• 1953/54 267
• 1954/55 271
• 1955/56 273
• 1956/57 278
• 1957/58 276
• 1965/66 305
• 1966/67 305
• 1967/68 305
• 1968/69 300
• 1969/70 300
• 1978/79 214
• 1979/80 212
• 1980/81 210
• 1981/82 206
• 1982/83 196
• 1994/95 196
• 1995/96 196
• 1996/97 197
• 1997/98 198
• 1998/99 198

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