Laboratory Colour:Black The 25-acre magazine area was

The 25-acre magazine area was originally enclosed by an 8-foot iron rail fence

Corrugated iron sheds sit on open grazing land

Bare trees press close on all sides

Small square windows punctuate the long facade

Weathered corrugated iron and broken timbers make up this derelict farm shed

Laboratory Colour:Black The 25-acre magazine area wasDust coated glassware and abandoned instruments line the worn benches of the laboratory at Portland Cement Works, a room that once supported the quality control work of one of Australia's largest cement operations. The Commonwealth Portland Cement Company at its 1912 peak produced approximately 40% of all Portland cement manufactured in Australia. Part of the Portland Cement Works series.