Passenger Lounge residential which operated continuously from 1903

which operated continuously from 1903 until May 1999

pink paint peeling from a dome-shaped climbing form while a sculpted stump with cartoonish eyes stands nearby

Ltd established the site from around 1913

Dust settles on empty desks in the former offices of Balmain Leagues Club

A rotary air compressor sits against an exposed stone cutting at Hornsby Quarry

Passenger Lounge residential which operated continuously from 1903The passenger lounge of MV Cape Don, furnished with original 1962 fittings, served families travelling to and from their assigned lighthouse postings and government officials on inspection runs. Three separate lounges aboard divided officers, seamen, and passengers. Cape Don operated for 27 years as a Commonwealth Lighthouse Service tender before retiring in 1990. Part of the MV Cape Don series.