Negative - Florida Villa, Malle District, Victoria, by Bill Boyd, 1922, In true pioneering spirit, many settlers to the Mallee district constructed their first homes from whatever materials were to hand. Roofs were usually constructed from galvanised iron, while walls were made of fibro-cement, recycled corrugated iron, or superphosphate sacking. Such houses, like this constructed by Wally Holt from sacking stitched over a rough wooden frame, were known as 'Florida
Negative - Florida Villa, Malle District, Victoria, by Bill Boyd, 1922, In true pioneering spirit, many settlers to the Mallee district constructed their first homes from whatever materials were to hand. Roofs were usually constructed from galvanised iron, while walls were made of fibro-cement, recycled corrugated iron, or superphosphate sacking. Such houses, like this constructed by Wally Holt from sacking stitched over a rough wooden frame, were known as 'Florida
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