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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator / Private Grain Elevator (Austin, Municipality of North Norfolk)
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Agents / Buyers | Photos & Maps | Sources
A wooden grain elevator along Second Avenue in the village of Austin, on the CPR Carberry Subdivision in the Municipality of North Norfolk, was built in 1951 (replacing an earlier structure) and was formerly operated by Manitoba Pool Elevators. Its successor Agricore closed the the elevator in July 2001 and sold it to the Pine Creek Hutterite Colony. The building is now a municipally-designated historic site.
Agents / Buyers
Period |
Agent / Buyer |
1940-1946 |
C. T. Campbell |
1946-1980 |
J. Alex Beresford |
1980-1983 |
Jack Crompton |
1983-1992 |
Rodney Durham |
1992-1998 |
Ronald Schoonbaert |
1998-2001 |
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Photos & Maps

Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (July 1992)
Source: Historic Resources Branch, Grain Elevator Inventory, slide 1947.

The former Manitoba Pool Grain Elevator (February 2015)
Source: Jean McManus
Site Location (lat/long): N49.95058, W98.93571 denoted by symbol on the map above |
Sources:
“Farmers may start their own elevators,” Brandon Sun, 10 August 2001, page 18.
We thank Neil Christoffersen for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jean McManus.
Page revised: 3 October 2016
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