Girls Orphanage, Rydalmere.

It was a display of photos from the early days of Sydney which prompted this visit.


More photos from today can be seen at my other blog   Gumnuts and Other Stuff.

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Ventilation plate.

Lancaster Wooden Plate Camera, c1888 - 1908.

Old internal paint layers.

Old internal paint layers and fireplace.

Old internal paint layers and fireplace.

Old internal paint layers and fireplace.

Boiler sculpture.

Unlabelled machinery.

Camera:  Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

Corrosion On A Island - Kangaroo Island South Australia.

Taken during a 4 night stay on Kangaroo Island

Someone has taken a liking to Captain Matthew Flinders.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

Jetty remains at Reeves Point, Kingscote.

Feet warmer for cormorants and shags at Kingscote.

 Old truck at Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery.

 Old truck at Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery.

 Old truck at Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery.

 Old truck at Emu Ridge Eucalyptus Distillery.

Mega fauna.

Hiding behind a cow-eaten Yacca.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

The jetty at Kingscote.

Re-visiting Balmain

Some photos taken while re-visiting the suburb of my childhood.

Doorway of No. 7 Adolphus St. 

The key to this hole has long gone.

Doorway of No. 7 Adolphus St. 

Doorway of No. 7 Adolphus St. 

Old meets old, Adolphus St.

 I also photograph manhole covers.

A manhole cover seen during the visit.

A manhole cover seen during the visit.

A manhole cover seen during the visit.

Gledswood Homestead - Catherine Field.

The old Gledswood Homestead, is an early 19th century farm estate, built by James Chisholm in 1830.

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