Check out photos from the Abandoned Shoe Factory gallery, an abandoned manufacturing plant located in Northcote, Melbourne.

Bathurst Gasworks was built to compete with a privately owned gasworks following complaints relating to the cost and quality of the gas being produced.

With a long and proud history associated with the site, the town of Kandos itself came into being as a means to support the Kandos Cement Works since 1914.

Mittagong Maltings was constructed between 1898 and 1916, consisting of three malthouses. A fire in 1969 broke out and the maltings were unable to recover.

The MV Cape Don was built in 1962 at the state Dockyard in Newcastle for the Commonwealth Lighthouse service. Most of her heavy machinery was British built.

Callan Park Hospital for the Insane was built in 1878 to cope with the overflow from Gladesville hospital. Today most of the site sits idle and abandoned.

Take a look inside the ghostly shell of the now abandoned Kuwashima Hospital. A former orthopaedic surgery in Yubari, Japan now sitting in ruins.

Built around 1890 in Wentworth Falls on the Kings Tableland, Queen Victoria Sanitorium operated as a nursing home until its closure in 1999.

Wangi Power Station came into operation in 1958, after ten years of construction. The site played a major role in the history of NSW power generation.

White Bay Power Station was built in three distinct phases of construction. The power station was operational from 1917 until it was decommissioned in 1984.

Balmain Leagues Club was originally built in 1957 and operated until closed it closed its doors in 2010. Sorry if you’re a Tigers supporter. It gets worse.

Yubari, once a coal mining powerhouse, now a shell of its former. Explore the abandoned residents and shopfronts that make up the Streetscapes of Yubari.

The O-I Glass site was built around 1880, and part of the plant is still in operation today. The closures plant was entirely demolished years ago.

Geelong B Power Station was opened in 1954 and for a time was the largest power station in Victoria. The facility was closed permanently in 1970.

Kinugawa Kan was once a popular getaway until a boom in construction of concrete hotels transformed from a natural beauty into a concrete-lined eyesore.

Blayney Abattoir began operation in 1957 but before that, the site existed as a freezing facility since at least 1900.

Family School Fureai opened its doors in 1975 with the purpose of consolidating three other local schools. Today it sits abandoned and derelict.

I’m really struggling to find much information on this Abandoned Bakery. It was built around 1950 and at one point, it was owned by State Rail.

Hornsby Quarry was operated privately from the early 1900s until 2002 when it became unprofitable and Hornsby Shire Council took over ownership.

Ashio Copper Mine was Japan’s largest copper producer during the late 1800’s, making up 26% of total copper production and 9.5% of Japanese export earnings.

Check out some of the last pre-restoration photos of Pyrmont’s historic Terminus Hotel. The once ivy-covered landmark is located on Harris St.

The carriages within the Eveleigh Paint Shop originate from various periods of Sydney’s railway history, some dating back over a century.

Take a look inside the BOS and Slab Casting plants, part of the BlueScope Port Kembla Steelworks operation and some of the heaviest industry in Australia.

Seika Dormitory was constructed in the middle of Tokyo in 1927 to house predominantly Taiwanese students studying at the nearby Takushoku University.

West Ryde Pumping Station is the largest in the southern hemisphere and plays a vital role in supplying potable water to the northern suburbs of Sydney.

Bradmill Denim was the first abandoned building I had ever (allegedly) entered to take photos, not long after I first bought my camera.

Located in Taree, the Peters’ Ice Cream Factory was an important part of the local dairy industry since 1939 until its closure in the 1990’s.

Shimizusawa Thermal Power Plant was built in 1926 and served as a power supply to the many surrounding coal mines in Shimizusawa and Yubari.

Macquarie Boys Technology High was established in 1957 after moving from its previous location in Parramatta. The school was closed permanently in 2009.

Sundell Holden differs a little from some of my other works, that isn’t very historically significant or important. It makes for interesting photos though.

The Box Hill Brickworks was established the in 1884 and continued production until 1892 when it was closed as a result of the depression.

Western Village began in the early 1970’s, growing from what was once known as ‘Kinugawa Ranch’, a small family owned camp near Nikko in Tochigi Prefecture.

The ATL Building with its Art Deco facade was built in 1947. The building was demolished in 2016 and will be soon be replaced by apartments.

A home grows with us and over time to become a reflection of who we are. It tells the story of our journey, and what we’ve experienced along the way.