CSR’s Harris Street frontage, from the wharf to Bowman Street, provided essential but mundane functions. The northern section, next to the high pressure boiler station (now the Elizabeth) and close to the wharf, was well placed as Engineering Stores.
The southern section came to be known as Shipping Store. It provided access for goods entering and leaving the complex, and sometimes housed CSR’s sub-contractors. Between Engineering Stores and the Engineering Workshop, its varying functions were central to the refinery operation. It was bounded by Bowman Street, much narrower than it is now: only CSR traffic was admitted through a gate.