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

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

The building on the corner of Arthurton Road and Helen Street was purpose-built in 1926

rust-stained and crumbling at the hinges

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

Part of the Queen Victoria Sanitorium series

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.