Thursday

Family group in front of rough bush dwelling

slab hut 1870's
1870's
This is a slab hut construction with a bark roof. A slab hut is made from slabs of split or sawn timber, often, in Australia, in a vertical construction. Timber was split along the grain and used green not seasoned.

Learn about the construction of other buildings in the 1800's.

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2 comments:

Karren Haller said...

Thanks for stopping by Oh My Heartsie Reviews and linking back. Have a great weekend, Karren

Bushrangers said...

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