Storage Shed Size:S Forgotten desks sit under layers

Forgotten desks sit under layers of dust

Side Hall at Waterfall

American flags hang limp from the ceiling of the souvenir hall at Western Village

The Little Company of Mary opened the first wing here in 1889 and operated the complex until 1986

The building is one of the rural vernacular structures Brett Patman photographed across the Hunter Valley between 2016 and 2019

Storage Shed Size:S Forgotten desks sit under layersCorrugated metal walls run the full length of the storage shed at Awaba Colliery, the right side buckled and torn from repeated vehicle contact. A metal walkway with timber steps follows the left wall toward a closed roller door, with a yellow gantry structure standing in the mid ground. Bright window light cuts sharp lines across a concrete floor. Part of the Awaba Colliery series.