Graph Paper Close Up waves Thatched Walkway at Nikko

Thatched Walkway at Nikko

A corrugated iron shed bearing the painted name "J

built on a century of coal

Vacuum sealer hoses coil across the floor of the Northcote Shoe Factory's production area

which predates the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company works entirely

Graph Paper Close Up waves Thatched Walkway at NikkoA sheet of graph paper, faded and marked with fine lines and ink, rests inside West Ryde Pumping Station. The station has pumped water to Sydney's northern suburbs continuously since Station No. 2 was commissioned in 1921. Paper records like this one sat alongside machinery that underwent full electrification in 1982, by which point the station operated 13 pumping units plus one standby. Part of the West Ryde Pumping Station series.