Attic Opening empty The factory at Chatham opened

The factory at Chatham opened in November 1939

Heavy industrial machinery

Photographed 2015

The facility operated for 96 years before closing in May 1999

Cape Don served the Commonwealth Lighthouse Service for 27 years before retiring in 1990

Attic Opening empty The factory at Chatham openedLight cuts through an opening in the attic of Mittagong Maltings, catching dust motes in a shaft above exposed timber beams and industrial remnants. The Maltings operated as Australia's only traditional floor malting facility for 81 years, supplying malted barley to Tooth and Co from 1905 until production ceased in 1980. Part of the Mittagong Maltings series.