Frozen in time; deserted hotel, Australia

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Came across this.




https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/destinati...-by-chance

"An old, turn-of-the century Victor piano with warped and weathered keys sits forever waiting in the front parlour.

In other rooms, a thick layer of dust covers beds that are still made up, while clothes hang long forgotten in wardrobes.

The decaying, yet poignant scenes were snapped by Jo Quigley, who stumbled across the abandoned hotel and general store in New South Wales, Australia while out with her husband and kids on a Sunday drive last month.

Photos taken by Quinley show a snapshot in time. The building appears to have been abandoned for decades, with much of its contents remaining inside.

In other rooms, Quinley found a record player, as well as an old-fashioned chrome and wood TV set.

There were about three or four rooms that had been used for hotel guests, Quinley said.

"It was really strange. There was all of this clothing still there, which is not something that most people would leave behind."

"In the part of the building where the general store was, there was a shop counter painted pink with a whole heap of box shelves behind it," Quinley said.

Quinley said the old hotel had left a lasting impression on her and her family.

"It made us sad, actually, because you can imagine there would have been so many happy times there and it's just been left - for whatever reason."