Slab hut

Slab Hut
Original Slab Hut, Wollombi NSW
Places:Australia and New Zealand
Period:c. 1790–1920
Materials:Timber, bark, mud, clay, stone, Galvanized iron.
Uses:dwellings, shops, farm outbuildings.

A slab hut is a kind of dwelling or shed made from slabs of split or sawn timber. It was a common form of construction used by settlers in Australia and New Zealand during their nations' colonial periods.


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