#BeachShacks

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7 months ago

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Shacks on the strand

Dozens of small shelters line Southwold's beach, some above and some on the sand. They rent for a fee, offering kitchens and private lounges.

#BeachShacks #CoastalLiving #SouthwoldResort

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LIFE AT 42°S - Russ Grayson

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7 months ago

Shacks on the seashore IT IS DIM and still. Little light penetrates the canopy of eucalypts and cabbage tree palms. I’ve been following the rough track down…

STORIES OF THE COAST…
The beach shacks at Bulgo on the Illawarra coast in NSW are typical of the informal vernacular architecture of Australian shack building…

#shacks #beachshacks #huts #coastalliving #NSWAustralia #Bulgo #Bulgoshacks

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Russ

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7 months ago

STORIES OF THE COAST…
The beach shacks at Bulgo on the Illawarra coast in NSW are typical of the informal vernacular architecture of Australian shack building, basic structures of wood and galvanised iron, fibro and whatever building materials were at hand… […]

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The Plodding Historian (Lisa)

@ploddinghistorian.bsky.social

1 year ago

Beach shacks are an iconic part of Australian summer. Yet, they also have a hidden, more complex history Beach shacks have long been isolated and precarious. What we find charming today was once considered ‘fringe-dwelling’, separated from cities along racial and economic lines.

“…the #YindayinRockShelter above a beach on #FlindersIsland off #CapeYork, alongside a stunning gallery of rock art. Research by #archaeologists and #TraditionalOwners dates the human use of this place back 6,000 yrs.” #Yithuwarra #BeachShacks #AustralianBeaches
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