Radio Direction Finder Receiver central west where derelict machinery stands silent

where derelict machinery stands silent beneath peeling paint and shadows

The welding bay at the former Melbourne Glass Bottle Works at Spotswood sits idle

Weak sunlight reaches the floor of the basement at ABBCO Bakery in Leichhardt

The turbine hall

Radio Direction Finder Receiver central west where derelict machinery stands silentThe radio direction finder receiver on the bridge of MV Cape Don, used for tracing radio beacon signals from coastal stations. The door at the rear of the frame leads to the port bridge wing. Cape Don served as a Commonwealth lighthouse tender from 1963 to 1990, the sole surviving vessel of the entire CLS fleet. Part of the MV Cape Don series.