Looming unexpectedly out of the mist, alone in a paddock - a lone quonset hut:
"After World War II, Australia embarked on a major program of immigration. Some 310,000 persons arrived in Australia in this period.The question of where to put them was solved by using military bases where they were housed in Quonset Huts.
More huts than were needed were bought, those surplus to requirements were sold off to the public.
The history and location of surviving huts has been the subject of an on-going research project."
It would be interesting to know if this one has been tagged!
Wow. I hadn't heard that term in decades and decades! But I went to school in quonset huts as a child! They leaked when it rained and I remember splashing my foot to tap the music while in music classes. Your image is mysterious in the fog -- creates an air of intrigue.
I thought that these were only inflicted upon the US Being an army brat I grew up with these on the many army bases were we lived. I like the mysterious feel of this image.
@jyokota How very interesting that you actually went to school in one. I don't know whether they were used for that here - but quite possibly so if they were being used to house immigrants. I know that they were imported from the USA - along with the larger Nissan Huts. There's still quite a few of them scattered around - a lot in industrial areas. I hope it brought back some good memories for you as well as the thoughts of puddles under your feet! Cheers Rob
@casablanca I love your phrase " a shadow of history" - it just fits these perfectly. They just spread out beyond their original purpose and became truly multipurpose buildings which still pop up all over the country serving so many purposes. :)
@mzzhope Hi Hope - the difference to the feel of the place in this mist is quite remarkable. It really shows its age in the sun!! Not quite as picturesque! :)
@robz -- thinking back now it seems an odd structure for schools but in Okinawa, that's what the US Military put up for some schools (others were in concrete block construction -- still very industrial and military looking).
