Portable Record Player ashio produced coal for BHP's Newcastle

produced coal for BHP's Newcastle steelworks from 1930 until its closure in December 1962

Row after row of poker machines sit silent on the gaming floor of the former Balmain Leagues Club

A single wooden-clad unit breaks the run of bare steel along the right-hand wall

The wagon barn is one of the oldest surviving structures on the property

Vine growth presses against barred glass

Portable Record Player ashio produced coal for BHP's NewcastleAn open portable record player, its ribbed metal turntable coated in dust and grit, the fabric covered case worn at one corner and peeling. The control knob and speaker grille sit alongside, intact but long idle. Photographed in 2022 in the Deua River Valley. Part of the Woolla series.