Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.
Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.

Bottom Holding Area

Provenance

Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Settings
24mm · f/8.0 · 6s · ISO 100
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

The bottom holding area at Blayney Abattoir, where sheep were held below the plant before processing. A grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the empty pens. The abattoir operated from 1957 to 1998.

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Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.Bottom Holding Area at Blayney Abattoir, a grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Bottom Holding Area
Series
Blayney Abattoir
Catalogue
BAB-017
Process
Giclée
Captured
1 January 2016
Camera
NIKON D7000
Lens
24.0-70.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture
f/8.0
Shutter
6s s
ISO
100
Focal length
24 mm
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Blayney, New South Wales, Australia
Authenticity
C2PA verified provenance →
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
02 LOCATION

Blayney, New South Wales, Australia

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03 THE STORY

About this print

Once the site of constant movement, this space marked the start of each day’s carefully coordinated process. This print offers a rare glimpse into the raw, functional design of high-volume meat production.

04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

A grid of steel uprights stretches into the distance, framing the remains of the sheep holding area below the plant.

Brett Patman

Blayney Abattoir

The series

Blayney Abattoir

2016 · 25 photographs

At peak the Blayney Abattoir employed about 1,600 people, one of the largest workforces in Central West New South Wales. The site had been a butter factory and freezing works from at least 1900, converted to an abattoir in 1957. ANZCO Foods, the New Zealand owner since 1996, announced closure in March 1998 with about 600 workers given a week's pay.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

The anatomy view shows what this finish is as a physical object: paper margin, mat band, frame depth, acrylic profile. The comparison strip shows how each size sits relative to the others at true scale. Click a size or a finish to update both.

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07 MORE FROM BLAYNEY ABATTOIR

24 other prints in this series

All prints
Country View at Blayney Abattoir, long shadows stretch across the cool room hall, where broken windows reveal glimpses.
Country View $100.00
Main Loading Yard at Blayney Abattoir, red brick buildings line both sides of the main loading yard at Blayney Abattoir.
Main Loading Yard $100.00
Cool Room Hall at Blayney Abattoir, this corridor once linked the kill floor to the chillers, lined with workers stamping.
Cool Room Hall $100.00
Cold Storage at Blayney Abattoir, steel rails run in parallel lines across the ceiling, fixed to a grid of metal.
Cold Storage $100.00
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