Sadly, standing at the GZ, face due west and approximately 50m from this point, which will soon be in the middle of some unassuming homeowner's property, was once a piece of local history that both myself and some others attempted to save from eradication.
Sadly, unsuccesfully. Such is the price of progress.
I have been watching this suburb take shape for a very long time now, and have been waiting for an opportunity to see what I could do to bring this now erased structure into the realm of public awareness. So when I finally had the chance to look closely at the structure, I was horrified at the condition they were in and just how much rubbish had been dumped inside them!
Very sad indeed, and from my research thus far, the developers of the estate did not commit to the preservation of the site. But there would have been good deal of work that would have been needed to be done to even make this structure safe in the long term! It was my intention to follow up with the local council on the future of this icon of the Macarthur Region, and to hopefully mirror the other structure located closer to Campbelltown.
But it was not in time!
So some history? Yes, there was some history to this structure and some more to the estate in which it resides. The structure itself was of a design that was promoted by the government in the 1930's, and hence its similarity to the second silo. These were used mostly to hold feed for stock kept within the surrounding fields. But there is also some other very interesting history here as well.
The new estate is called Beersheba Estate was once the site of a dairy farm known as Thomas Vardy Estate. The area was used as a training area for WW1 and WW2 soldiers in preparation for deployment. One of the noteable battles was the Battle of Beersheba where the Australian 12th Light Horse Infantry Regiment were deployed.
To help maintain the integrity of the history of this area, the street names have been chosen to reflect the military importance of this area.
So I am sory that this is yet another "BB", and not my original concept. That may well have to wait for future refinements to the sites.
As should always be the case, please BYOP.