Hart's Mill
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| Hart's Mill | |
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Adelaide Milling and Mercantile Company Mill | |
.jpg) The Adelaide Milling Company building, part of the Hart's Mill complex, at sunset in 2015. | |
 Interactive map of the Hart's Mill area | |
| General information | |
| Location | Port Adelaide, Australia |
| Height | |
| Height | 14.6 m (48 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
Hart's Mill is a former flour mill complex located on a bend in the Port River, in the north-western corner of Port Adelaide, South Australia. The building, which is state heritage-listed, has been refurbished and is used as a cultural hub.
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After his final voyage to England in 1846, John Hart settled near Port Adelaide in the colony of South Australia. He joined with H. Kent Hughes as merchants Hughes and Hart then, as Hart & Company, established large and successful flour mills. The flour mill at Port Adelaide, now colloquially referred to as Hart's Mill, was regarded as one of the best, and "Hart's Flour" commanded the highest prices in Australia.[1]
John Hart & Co. merged with the Adelaide Milling Co. in 1882.[2]
Heritage listing
Hart's Mill has been listed as a state heritage place on the South Australian Heritage Register since 27 May 2004. Its significance is described as follows:[3]
Built c. 1889, this substantial mill building is associated with the development of the wheat industry in South Australia in the latter part of the 19th century and specifically with the export of flour from the state through Port Adelaide. It is a rare example of a purpose-built late 19th century flour mill in South Australia, and when considered with the adjacent 1855 Hart's Mill, provides the only known example of two generations of flour mill buildings surviving on one site. The Packing Shed is an uncommon surviving example of an ancillary milling industry building. (HB Assessment Report 12/03)