Entrance astroturf storing and distributing armaments across

storing and distributing armaments across a 100-hectare precinct laced with narrow-gauge railway

throwing back a reflection of the decaying walls and silent machinery above

run by the Commonwealth Portland Cement Company from 1902 until production ceased in November 1991

Glass Curtain at Rozelle

Entrance astroturf storing and distributing armaments acrossThe main entrance gate at Newington Armament Depot and Nature Reserve, rust stained and crumbling at the hinges, is what 102 years of armament logistics looked like at its threshold. From 1897, this gateway controlled access to one of the most restricted sites on the Parramatta River, a depot that stored and distributed gunpowder, shells, torpedoes, and depth charges for the Australian, British, and United States Navies. Part of the Newington Armory