Four concrete silos stand in a row against open sky. Each cylinder carries a large-scale monochrome mural depicting a human figure in working clothes. The paintings wrap the full height of the structures, hands clasped behind backs, sleeves rolled. Pale grey concrete meets dry ground. Small access hatches sit at the base of each silo, glass broken out. Flat land stretches behind, treeline low on the horizon. The Portland Cement Works operated from 1929 until closure in 1991, producing cement from local limestone deposits near Portland, New South Wales. The silos stored raw materials for the kilns. In 2018, artist Guido van Helten painted the murals as part of a project to mark the site's significance to the town.
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