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Arthur Streeton - Arthur Streeton - Fred Draper's Commercial Hotel in Mittagong, 1892, NSW, Australia, watercolour; Barn, watercolour; In My Studio, 1913 watercolour over pencilon paper

Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton (1867–1943) was a great Australian Impressionist landscape painter. He was born in Duneed, Victoria, Australia. Aged 15 years, he began night classes at the National Gallery of Victoria School of Design. He also learned the rudiments from studying art manuals and photographs.

At age nineteen, he began an apprenticeship as a lithographer. He also joined a painting group where he painted plein air, alongside Tom Roberts, Frederick McCubbin, and Louis Abrahams. He soon became a full time painter and developed a friendship with Charles Conder. The group of artists often camped and painted outdoors at Box Hill, Heidelberg, and the Yarra. They also provided art lessons and formed the Heidelberg School. During the 1890s, Streeton traveled further inland in New South Wales to explore the outback and the Hawkesbury River. 

Streeton traveled to England. He took some time to adjust his artistic identity and become acquainted with very different landscapes. His best market was sending his English works for sale in Australia. Gradually, he began to win recognition in England, France, and the United States.

(Pictured - Full view of maltings #1)

The Mittagong Maltings was a large three-malthouse complex first established in 1899 by the Malting Company of New South Wales, Australia, to supply malt to breweries throughout the state. The Maltings site is listed as a local council heritage item.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #1)

Early times - A vacant area of the current Oaklands Estate was acquired in 1898 by the Malting Company of NSW. In 1899 an imposing yet dignified malthouse was constructed between the railway line and Nattai Creek.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #1)

Over the following eighteen years, two additional malthouses, storage silos, workshops and a manager's house were constructed.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #1)

The first malthouse was completed in 1899 and started operation in August of that year. In 1905 the Malting Company of NSW accepted an offer from Tooth & Co. to purchase the Mittagong Maltings and the original company was wound up.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #1) 

In 1906, Tooth & Co. constructed a second malthouse that was located to the north of the first malthouse and was a reverse image of the original. The third malt house, located across Nattai creek from the other two, began operations in 1916. 

(Pictured - Left, small building, possibly administrative building. Right, maltings 2+3)

From 1916 until 1942 the three malt houses were more or less in continuous production with additional ancillary buildings erected and improvements in amenities provided.

(Pictured - Behind maltings #2, the boundary line that runs parallel to the train line)

A light rail and pedestrian bridge was provided as a crossing point over the Nattai creek to link Malthouse No. 1 & 2 with No. 3. Malthouse 1&2 were damaged extensively by fire in 1942.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #2)

Production ceased in Malthouse 1 for over a year and Malthouse 2 for a decade. Malthouse 3 continued production throughout this time.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #3) 

Malthouse 1 was temporally repaired over the following twelve months and fuller repairs were made over the following years. Malthouse 2 was completely rebuilt and did not return to active production until 1953.

(Pictured - Inside maltings #3)

There was a temporary closure in 1948 due to weather conditions.

(Pictured - The burnt out hallway of the managers quarters)

Another fire in 1969 closed Malthouse 1 permanently with all internal structure's removed. Production in Malthouse 2 & 3 continued until 1980 when a fire burnt out the silo and kiln roof section of Malthouse 3.

(Pictured - living space of the managers quarters)

With hard times being felt by Tooth & Co., and the easily availability of subcontracting malters, the owners decided to close the Mittagong maltings and placed all holdings up for sale in 1981.

(Pictured - A now destroyed fireplace in the managers quarters)

Source: https://en . wikipedia . org/wiki/The_Maltings

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