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The usual slab hut was built entirely from timber and bark. Australian settlers found that the most fissile timbers were the Eucalypts: blackbutt, bluegum, stringybark, ironbark and turpentine. [12] Some of these species are also termite resistant. [13] The chimney, too, was often made of wood, although sometimes sods were used. The fireplace ...
A large timber extension was added to the eastern end of the principal residence in two stages from the 1950s. Near the principal residence has been built a slab hut based on the original slab hut of Richard Smith; a self-contained timber cottage dating from about the 1960s and an 1880s worker's cottage moved to the site from Gympie.
The foundations are a system of load bearing bed logs that support floor joists and tongue and groove timber floors. Damage to the foundations has caused the western end of the house to subside. The wall construction is a timber frame with chamferboards to the external walls. The interior walls and ceilings are constructed from tongue and ...
A Campbell's catalogue c.1920 announced that all frame timber was cut, shaped and finished to set plans. The frame was erected at Campbell & Sons' Albion mill yards to test the fit, and the timbers were marked before disassembly. All materials, including cladding and joinery (doors, window sashes, railings, steps, and mouldings) were then ...
Home in the Queenslander style. Australian residential architectural styles have evolved significantly over time, from the early days of structures made from relatively cheap and imported corrugated iron (which can still be seen in the roofing of historic homes) to more sophisticated styles borrowed from other countries, such as the California bungalow from the United States, the Georgian ...
Some of the earliest bed frames are known from the Sumerian culture. [4] Ancient Egyptian beds have been found in well-preserved condition, dating to well over 6000 years before the present time. [5] The bed frames of the early dynastic period are made of wood and can vary in craftsmanship from mere branches lashed together, to fine works of ...