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July 26, 2014

Urban Exploring: The Port Pirie Train Graveyard

On a recent road trip we were passing through Port Pirie and I remembered that a mate of mine had mentioned a small train graveyard in the area.

We loved the Tailem Bend Train Graveyard so much we thought we’d see what Port Pirie had to offer. We weren’t let down!

In a lonely paddock sat a number of train carriages left decaying in the sun, rusting and forgotten. Sure, it was overgrown, nary a window intact, and had been defiled by many a spray can, but this place had real charm.

We spent a couple of hours here seeing what photographs worked and what didn’t. The Port Pirie Train Graveyard didn’t disappoint. Here’s what we came back with:

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July 18, 2014

Urban Exploring: Gawler Chambers

Gawler Chambers was built as the head office for the South Australia Company in 1913.

The South Australia Company was originally formed in London in 1835 by wealthy British merchants to develop a new settlement in South Australia; its purpose was to build a new colony: us!

During the early period of South Australia’s development, the company displayed great energy and enterprise in building the new settlement. Roads and bridges were built. Mills, wharfs and warehouses were erected. Local whaling, fishing and shipbuilding industries were established and mineral exploration was promoted.

The company purchased 102 lots of land of 135 acres. This included prime town and country sections totalling 13,770 acres. This was sufficient to enable emigration to begin!

The South Australian Company was not officially connected to the government but its interventions saved the colony!

Gawler Chambers now sits vacant, disused and off-limits to the general public; so lets take you inside:

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July 13, 2014

Urban Exploring: Woolworths

This morning was so nice here in Adelaide we just had to get out and do a shoot!

We got into this abandoned building a month back but the weather hadn’t been on our side to do a photo-shoot.

Those who follow our instagram feed will have already seen a few raw pre-post shots.

Upon entering via a sleepy backstreet door you’re confronted with what initially seems like dust, but after viewing the surroundings you realize you’re actually breathing in fine particles of pigeon-poo. A blessing in disguise really, from a security point of view!

With a full set of MS-DOS 4.01 disks (in original packaging) just lying on the floor I wondered if the archaic operating system was now worth a penny?!? It brought back horrifying memories of painful RSI – from repeatedly changing diskettes to install the darn thing. Anyone remember that???.. Kids these days have it so easy!

The ground level seemed safe enough – partitioned offices with a front desk; nothing too scary. The stench of mold made us gasp for air of a cleaner kind though!

Onward and upward over mounds of pigeon-poo we climbed the stairs. Burnt timbers on the top floor indicated a fire had once consumed this space. The roof had caved in from the blaze, allowing numerous bird life to now call this place home.

The history of this building is unclear. We wondered if we were inside one of the original Adelaide Woolworths stores. Without being heritage listed I doubt we’d ever find out. For now though, let us take you inside “Woolworths”…