Bottom Of The Hill creepers Small structures like this one

Small structures like this one kept the pastoral property running long after the main woolshed had closed its stands

The site operated as the mechanical arm of the Sundell Holden dealer network

Corrugated galvanised iron has been the dominant cladding material on Australian woolsheds since the 1850s

The Commonwealth Portland Cement Company built and operated this site from 1902 until cement production ceased in November 1991

Bottom Of The Hill creepers Small structures like this oneShearing pens sit still beneath a corrugated iron roof streaked with rust, the floor thick with years of accumulated dust and debris. The woolshed was once the operational centre of the station, its board alive with the noise of a shearing season. Many smaller NSW woolsheds fell out of regular use from the 1970s onward as station consolidation and changing land use reduced the number of operating sheep properties. Part of The Woolshed series.