Dalgety Homestead beam built to last a season

built to last a season and left to last a century

Stripped electrical cables hang from the ceiling of the derelict Balmain Leagues Club

then as a geriatric and nursing facility until May 1999

Dust-covered tables and chairs remain in the restaurant of the former Balmain Leagues Club

Dalgety Homestead beam built to last a seasonVerandah timbers rot, paint lifting from weatherboard walls, at a homestead in rural New South Wales that once sheltered a family through seasons of work and weather. The structure sits open to the elements now, its rooms emptied of everything except the silence left behind when the last occupant walked out. Part of the A Place to Call Home series.