Charge Crane Hook pastel doors Marco Polo Motel at Sydney

Marco Polo Motel at Sydney

typical of the selector's cottages built across rural New South Wales from the 1860s onward

Rows of neglected workbenches recede into the distance

The faded sign for Snack Bar Elite marks a derelict commercial building in Yubari

Charge Crane Hook pastel doors Marco Polo Motel at SydneyA charge crane hook at Port Kembla Steelworks, photographed in 2016, its steel body scored and pitted from decades of heavy lifting. Charge cranes were central to the steelmaking process, manoeuvring massive loads through the plant's primary production areas. Port Kembla Steelworks has operated continuously since No. 1 blast furnace was blown in on 29 August 1928. Part of the BlueScope Port Kembla series.