Horseshoe equipment stained and cracked beneath rusted

stained and cracked beneath rusted taps

which operated in this remote Saitama valley from 1940 until its final closure on 30 September 2022

Part of the Mountain View Homestead series

Built during the 1940s-1950s expansion phase

A dirt path cuts through scribbly gum and angophora woodland at Waratah Park

Horseshoe equipment stained and cracked beneath rustedA rusted horseshoe lies on the grimy floorboards of a slab cottage built around 1890 in the Southern Tablelands, NSW. One of many domestic and agricultural remnants left behind when the building converted from dwelling to working shed, it sits among animal traps, counter scales, and a dust covered washstand. Part of the Leichhardt House series.