abandoned sheep shearing shed
from a bygone day. there are still half-full cans of ointment and australian blowfly repellent bottles lying around. according to the chalkboard, the last sheep shorn here was in april 1996. the shed has certainly been standing for over 100 years by the looks of the timber and there were still a few piles of wool lying about.
i looked into one rusty can and saw where some small bird had once made a nest in there. the place certainly had a ghostly ambiance to it. it sort of has that whole wood, rust and animals feel to it as the centennial park stables, just a whole lot more abandoned. i’m sure there have been a few hundred itinerant shearers pass through here, as well as many thousands of sheep.
it’s a good thing the owners of the property didn’t tear it down, it’s a little piece of archaeology.
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Posted: July 25th, 2010 under Photo A Day.
Tags: Bathurst, history, old, rural