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The entrance to the Hornsby Quarry control room stands open
Debris covers the floor
Rust streaks the corrugated iron cladding
Chichibu Mine and the company town built around it sustained families for decades before metal extraction ceased in 1978 and the settlement slowly emptied
its surface marked by corrosion from years of exposure
Smoko Area Size:M The entrance to the HornsbyThree armchairs sit on a concrete floor in what was the smoko area of the Northcote Shoe Factory, surrounded by collapsed cardboard boxes, steel shelving stacked with plastic crates, and a galvanised rubbish bin near the door. The factory on Arthurton Road, purpose built in 1926, operated under the Purnell Shoe Company name by the 1970s before closing as cheap imports dismantled the local footwear industry. Part of the Northcote Shoe Factory series.