Bombala at Bombala Station, the white timber station sign stands at platform level, bold black letters spelling BOMBALA.

01 Bombala StationBombala2016

ISO 1001/1000f/8.014mm

Series · 23 prints

Bombala Station

Photographed 2016
Frames 23
Camera NIKON D810
Location New South Wales, Australia
Status Heritage museum and community precinct
Years 1921 to 1986
Heritage NSW SHR 01091
Specs Type 11 pre-cast concrete · 88 m platform · 60 ft turntable
01 ABOUT THIS SERIES

Series story

Map · Mapbox · OpenStreetMap

Bombala railway station is the terminus of the Goulburn-Bombala branch line, sitting at the southern end of the Monaro in NSW, near the Victorian border. The Nimmitabel to Bombala section opened on 21 November 1921, and every building in the yard dates from that year: the pre-cast concrete station building, signal box, goods shed, footbridge, turntable, gantry crane, cattle yard, and barracks. The last passenger service ran in August 1974. The last goods train rolled out on 26 March 1986. Listed on the NSW State Heritage Register (item 5011934, 2 April 1999), the station is described as one of the most intact country terminus sites from the 1920s railway expansion, with the station building rated as one of the best surviving pre-cast concrete structures in NSW. The Friends of Bombala Railway maintain the precinct as a heritage museum.

03 PRINTS

Prints in this series

Hand-signed limited editions, printed from the original RAW file. Editions run from 100 down to 25 and are not reissued once they sell through.

Bombala at Bombala Station, the white timber station sign stands at platform level, bold black letters spelling BOMBALA.
Bombala
Bombala Station at Bombala Station, looking south to end of the line where the railway terminated.
Bombala Station
Fridge Van at Bombala Station, donated from the Canberra yard.
Fridge Van
Footbridge at Bombala Station, the timber footbridge at Bombala Station, constructed in 1921.
Footbridge
Fuel Tanker at Bombala Station, this Esso fuel tanker also came from storage at Royalla.
Fuel Tanker
Lever Room at Bombala Station, a row of manual levers stands silent within the Bombala Station lever room.
Lever Room
Ballast Truck at Bombala Station, these cars were used to spread ballast over railway tracks via three chutes.
Ballast Truck
Volunteer at Bombala Station, an Australian magpie stands in a tangle of grass and lavender, head turned, orange eye sharp.
Volunteer
Goods Shed at Bombala Station, at one stage, there were tours at Bombala Station where shearers would do demonstrations.
Goods Shed
Upline at Bombala Station, a rusted hopper wagon sits low on the sidings beneath a steel and timber footbridge.
Upline
Platform at Bombala Station, the disused platform at Bombala Station stretches into the distance.
Platform
Goods Shed Timber Platform at Bombala Station, weathered hardwood planking runs the length of the loading platform.
Goods Shed Timber Platform
Wool Press at Bombala Station, this 135-year-old machine was donated from a nearby community woolshed that had operated.
Wool Press
Levers at Bombala Station, originally, four sets of levers existed at Bombala Station.
Levers
Station Platform at Bombala Station, only one of the three station seats remain.
Station Platform
Gantry Crane at Bombala Station, a rusted gantry crane straddles the siding, its steel hook hanging slack above the wagons.
Gantry Crane
Ballast End Truck at Bombala Station, a ballast hopper wagon sits square on narrow-gauge track, shot head-on at coupling.
Ballast End Truck
South Facing Goods Shed at Bombala Station, the south-facing goods shed at Bombala Station presents a study in decay.
South Facing Goods Shed
Upline From Station at Bombala Station, two sets of rails run straight between platforms at Bombala Station.
Upline From Station
L Truck at Bombala Station, a black cylindrical tank wagon sits coupled to a rust-red hopper truck on a siding of worn rail.
L Truck
L Truck Plate at Bombala Station, riveted steel plate and iron rings line the side of a railway goods truck.
L Truck Plate
Goods Shed Flooring at Bombala Station, heavy timber decking runs the length of the platform, its surface split.
Goods Shed Flooring
Yard at Bombala Station, a gravel road curves beneath a steel overhead crane and timber footbridge.
Yard
04 ABOUT THE PRINTS

How they’re made

Made to order by Brett in Sydney, from the original RAW file. Each print is hand-signed and numbered before it ships.

Paper

Ilford Galerie cotton rag, 310 gsm. Acrylic on metallic gloss, 260 gsm.

Editions

Open in XS and S. Limited in M (100), L (50), XL (25). From $100.

Print tiers →

Lead time

Unframed: 5 to 10 business days. Framed and acrylic: 10 to 20.

06 PRESS

In the press

I'm often contacted by people who used to frequent the places I photographed. They share stories that enter the collections as additions or corrections. Sometimes they send their own photos from the same viewpoints, taken decades earlier.

The Guardian

Brett Patman·2019

theguardian.com

On the LC archive.

One day I stopped at a vast abandoned factory I passed on my way home from work. There was a long section of fence missing. I wandered in, camera in hand, and that moment was the unofficial beginning of Lost Collective.

The Guardian

Brett Patman·2019

theguardian.com

On the LC archive.

Leaving a secure job to work as an artist, trying to manage inconsistent income and tempering the self-doubt and self-criticism that came with it has been one of the most difficult things I've done.

The Guardian

Brett Patman·2019

theguardian.com

On the LC archive.

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