Malthouse Two Basement machine photographed in 2016

photographed in 2016

A weathered timber door stands ajar at the Ranger Headquarters

the glowing orange liquid throwing dense clouds of steam as it hits cooler air

sits fixed to the wall inside West Ryde Pumping Station

Malthouse Two Basement machine photographed in 2016Brick columns run the length of the Malthouse Two basement, the vaulted ceiling low overhead, earth and debris filling the pit between column bases. Constructed in 1906 07 under Tooth and Co, this was the sub floor of a malthouse that spent more than a decade dormant after the 1942 fire before returning to production in 1953. A lone chair sits in the middle distance. Graffiti covers the far wall. Part of the Mittagong Maltings series.