Zonifer Lloyd
The Store
Supplies were purchased in bulk and held in stores on the runs. Early travelers relied upon station stores to replenish their provisions.
Shepherds, stockmen and farm hands received rations as part of their employment package well into the twentieth century.
A rubble masonry building, the Wilpena Store was built in 1862. It is one of very few two-storey station buildings in the Flinders Ranges. The store was windowless; the dark, cool interior optimised conditions for the prolonged storage of food. The original thatched roof has survived, and is laced to roofing timbers with cowhide thonging.
The upper floor was destroyed by fire and replaced in 1899. Twenty years later it had been eaten away by termites and was not replaced.
Trying to protect bulk supplies from vermin was a constant challenge for early storekeepers. Goods were regularly spoiled by ants, mice and weevils. A novel approach was tried at Wilpena - the store has suspended vermin proof shelving.
The Store
Supplies were purchased in bulk and held in stores on the runs. Early travelers relied upon station stores to replenish their provisions.
Shepherds, stockmen and farm hands received rations as part of their employment package well into the twentieth century.
A rubble masonry building, the Wilpena Store was built in 1862. It is one of very few two-storey station buildings in the Flinders Ranges. The store was windowless; the dark, cool interior optimised conditions for the prolonged storage of food. The original thatched roof has survived, and is laced to roofing timbers with cowhide thonging.
The upper floor was destroyed by fire and replaced in 1899. Twenty years later it had been eaten away by termites and was not replaced.
Trying to protect bulk supplies from vermin was a constant challenge for early storekeepers. Goods were regularly spoiled by ants, mice and weevils. A novel approach was tried at Wilpena - the store has suspended vermin proof shelving.