Breaker Room Size:L north of Marulan on the

north of Marulan on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales

Structures like this were raised across rural New South Wales from the 1860s onward by selectors and graziers working marginal pastoral land

A dust-covered sofa sits in one of Seika Dormitory's vacated rooms

The building's timber-framed windows face an overcast sky

An office structure with windows occupies the right side

Breaker Room Size:L north of Marulan on thePale green electrical control panels line the right wall of the breaker room at Awaba Colliery, each fitted with red and green indicator lights and warning signs for high voltage circuits and air compressor controls. A set of keys still hangs from a hook on one panel. The room handled starting and isolation of the air compressors that serviced the colliery between 1947 and 2012. Part of the Awaba Colliery series.