The soon-to-be established Australian Milling Museum (AMM) in Bathurst is calling on farming families and communities across Australia to dig through their sheds and conjure up their property’s old heritage milling equipment and the stories that go with them.
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The owner of Tremain’s Mill in Bathurst, Stephen Birrell said the history of grain milling in Australia is being researched by Dr Jess Jennings to provide a timeline and backstory for the AMM, but it is critical to establish a great collection of heritage artefacts because they truly bring history to life for the public benefit.
“We know there’s milling equipment out there and that many family properties – especially those larger and more remote, ground their own grains to make flour and bread through sheer necessity when roads were poor and the distances vast. We are very keen to see what’s out there and what might be worthy of displaying in the proposed museum.
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“However, just as importantly, we want the stories of those pioneering families who used this milling equipment to keep their families fed. We’re hoping their descendants may still have some family archive material that could tell their stories.
“The museum will not only tell the history of milling equipment and families in Australia, it will also serve as a repository for books, photographs and other documents that would otherwise disappear.
“So, we’re calling on the Ghosts of Milling Past to give up their ‘treasures’ and tell their stories for future generations. The AMM will be an opportunity to create a spiritual and physical home of the Australian grain milling industry through its public displays, a reference library, and an archive and milling equipment repository.”
The AMM will reside within the old Tremain’s Mill complex at 11 Keppel Street, Bathurst, NSW and is expected to open late in 2019.
You can get in touch at info@tremainsmill.com.
