Deck Size:S rising through rust and grime

rising through rust and grime to reveal the scale of its four Babcock and Wilcox boilers

its pavilion layout designed to bring light and air to every ward

when the last permanent resident left

Sunrise at Lake Macquarie

Graffiti covers the far wall

Deck Size:S rising through rust and grimeA timber folding chair sits on the wide hardwood deck of the Ranger Headquarters at Waratah Park, Duffys Forest. Wire mesh balustrade runs the perimeter; corrugated roofing overhead. Beyond it, eucalyptus canopy fills the frame under heavy cloud. The building was constructed in 1967 as a television set and never served any other purpose. Part of the Waratah Park series.