The old gravel loader at Bass Point south of Wollongong. I'd love to get closer, but considering the state of everything, probably a good idea that I don't

Bass Point Gravel Loader

This jetty and the old gravel loader that sits upon it haven't been used in a long time. Now they're alone except for the occasional divers.

Bass Point Gravel Loader - Forever Alone

There are plans to demolish the old loader as it's starting to become structurally unsound

Bass Point Gravel Loader - From behind

This is probably the best photo I got during this outing. It really does look like the bones of an old dinosaur, just waiting to fall into the sea

Bass Point Gravel Loader - The bones of an old giant

As with many things that human beings leave lying around, the wildlife tends to move in and make use of it.

This was just one of about ten Shags that we saw that day, all resting on the rusting Loader.

Bass Point Gravel Loader - Nature, uh, finds a way

A monochrome photo showing a long jetty stretching over the water. There is a conveyor belt on the jetty, and sitting sunning itself on the frame of the conveyor belt is a Shag.

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A monochrome photo showing the complete Gravel Loader, including the conveyor system, the main arm and the shute through which the blue metal would fall into the waiting ship

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A monochrome photo of a gravel loader. From the left a jetty stands high above the water on crossed stilts. On the jetty we can see the back of a crane like object with a conveyor belt feeding into the top

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A portait photograph, it shows a black and white image of an old industrial loader on a jetty out to sea.