Tatami Mats pool Desks and open books sit

Desks and open books sit where classrooms once ran through eight years of operation before the coal economy made them redundant

Roto Feeder at Yarraville

The football field at Macquarie Boys Technology High School

A concrete ramp drops into the two-level basement of the former Balmain Leagues Club

Balmain Leagues Club closed its doors on 28 March 2010

Tatami Mats pool Desks and open books sitTatami mats stacked in a derelict classroom at Family School Fureai, Yubari, their woven rush surfaces worn from years of use. The former Asahi Elementary School building was converted to group lodging in the mid 1990s, with classrooms refloored with tatami for overnight guests. Part of the Family School Fureai series.