Our history
Picture the wharf before the cards arrived
How a weighing shed on the Wimmera ended up with five tables of cards where the wheat sacks used to sit.
A short account
Start with 1924, then follow it forward
The store went up in 1924 to weigh grain bound for barges working the Wimmera wharf just below Firebrace Street.
River trade had thinned by the time the Marlobayco charter was taken up in 1958, and the first table went down on the same weighing floor that season.
1924
The grain store is built for the Wimmera wharf trade.
1958
The Marlobayco charter is taken up on the same floor.
Now
Five tables, one dealer most nights, tea on the counter.
Four dates
Trace the building's second life
| Year | At the wharf | What remains |
|---|---|---|
| 1924 | Grain store built for the river trade | The high timber roof |
| 1958 | Marlobayco charter taken up on the same floor | The charter, framed by the door |
| 1975 | Barge traffic ends on the Wimmera | The old jetty, now a landmark |
| Today | Five tables, one dealer, tea on the counter | A card room, nothing else |