Charge Crane Hook tochigi A side facade in Yubari

A side facade in Yubari

later trading as Purnell Shoe Company

Dusty tables and chairs sit undisturbed inside a company dining room at the Ogurawa settlement

A solitary desk sits beneath peeling paint in the tuition room of Family School Fureai

Ken House occupies a two-storey commercial building in Shimizusawa

Charge Crane Hook tochigi A side facade in YubariA charge crane hook at Port Kembla Steelworks, photographed in 2016, its steel body scored and pitted from decades of heavy lifting. Charge cranes were central to the steelmaking process, manoeuvring massive loads through the plant's primary production areas. Port Kembla Steelworks has operated continuously since No. 1 blast furnace was blown in on 29 August 1928. Part of the BlueScope Port Kembla series.