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A shed load of history

Nov 22 2019 Updated June 24, 2022

Mel Jaunay

4 min read

Barossa Valley Machinery Preservation Society’s John Richardson, secretary; John Anderson, president and fellow committee member, Phil Martin in a corner of the 900 square metre shed where the collection of rare tractor, once owned by the late Kevin Rohrlach and now owned by the Lindner family, are housed for all to see.

The Barossa Valley Machinery Preservation Society has officially opened its brand new home, a massive corrugated iron “time capsule” housing some of the Barossa’s most significant history.

Located within the Angaston Railway Station precinct, the 900 square metre shed measuring 60 by 15 metres, glistened under the sun on Sunday afternoon as guests witnessed the Society’s longest s...