Stickers stove heater A 1969 fire gutted its

A 1969 fire gutted its interior and all internal structures were removed

photographed in 2015 before demolition

paper over the surrounding wall long after the projector last ran

Once part of the working amenities of a site that has supplied water to northern Sydney since 1891

A disused spray booth inside the Sundell Holden workshop and service centre on Smith Street

Stickers stove heater A 1969 fire gutted itsDecades of stickers coat the storeman's office windows at Awaba Colliery, brand labels for Ingersoll Rand, Exide, and Superfilter still legible against backlit glass. A bright rectangle of light falls on the wall below, thrown by the same windows that once looked out over a working pit top. The mine ran from 1947 to 2012, when the Great Northern Seam finally ran out. Part of the Awaba Colliery series.