Afternoon Woolshed Colour:N/A The machine was part of

The machine was part of the Purnell Shoe Company's Arthurton Road operation

Tyres at Lake Macquarie

the conduits branching and doubling back across one another at industrial scale

with construction completed in 1885

A dust-covered sofa sits in one of Seika Dormitory's vacated rooms

Afternoon Woolshed Colour:N/A The machine was part ofGolden afternoon light cuts through gaps in the corrugated iron cladding, falling across empty shearing stands and weathered timber boards. The shed is one of many that once anchored pastoral life across rural NSW, the operational centre of the annual clip. Built in the tradition of local hardwood framing and galvanised iron, it has been quiet for some time. Part of The Woolshed series.