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[boojumlol]

I need a list of industrial ruins in Sydney and the internet is being less helpful than I hoped. Suggestions?

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[boojumlol]

Thanks! Could you send me his email address, or him mine? I don't think he's on lj, is he?

[hecticred]

He is on FB. I could drop him a message including your email, if you like.

[bitspike]

Out of interest, I Googled 'list of industrial ruins in Sydney'. Your post came up as the first hit!

My comment is equally as helpful as Google.

[aunty_del]

I doubt you'll find much as real estate is to valuable to let a large industrial site be vacant for too long.

But how about White Bay power station (I think closed to the public for safety reasons) or Cockatoo Island (less than derelict but industrial history nonetheless)? Have you tried historical societies like the National Trust and Royal Australian Historical Society? http://www.rahs.org.au/

PS Tony would love a copy of any list you manage to compile.

[aquandrian]

The only two I can think of off the top of my head are the Carlton Brewery site on Broadway and that building wot I do not know the name of which you pass when you get onto Anzac Bridge from the city. But you prolly know of those two anyway and is that what you mean by industrial ruin?

Also ... *puts hand up for a copy of that list too, it would be so good for my novel!*

[bathmat]

Search industrial archaeology sydney.

eg.
http://www.higginbotham.com.au/industrialarchaeology.html

http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2989621