House On The Hill Size:S one of 59 structures Brett

one of 59 structures Brett Patman photographed across the Snowy Monaro and Hunter Valley between 2016 and 2019

the largest steam-powered water pumping station in Australia when it opened in 1921

the last surviving remnant of the brick-producing belt that once ran from Hawthorn to Mitcham

Yubari Kanko Kaihatsu Co

and a brick chimney rises on the left against a press of old-growth trees behind

House On The Hill Size:S one of 59 structures BrettA timber framed house stands alone on an exposed hill, its bleached facade open to sun and wind through broken windows. Structures like this one represent the long arc of rural settlement across the Snowy Monaro and Hunter Valley, from the selector's gamble of the 1860s onward to the progressive abandonment that followed. Part of the A Place to Call Home series.