Dalgety Blues Size:XS later trading as Purnell Shoe

later trading as Purnell Shoe Company

paint peeling back to bare metal

Dust-covered machinery sits idle across the eastern section of ABBCO Bakery's main production floor

reclaiming the path

Part of the ATL Building series

Dalgety Blues Size:XS later trading as Purnell ShoeFading blue paint peels from the weatherboard walls of an abandoned building in Dalgety, New South Wales. The town sits on the Snowy River in the southern Monaro, and was evaluated as a potential site for Australia's federal capital between 1902 and 1903, before the decision ultimately went against it. Dust settles on empty rooms. Part of the A Place to Call Home series.