Haysheds at the Lagoon. As ubiquitous as the Australian woolshed is the less glamorous hayshed. Totally utilitarian they serve primarily to store hay and machinery. The simple post and beam construction however suffers from a glaringly obvious flaw. As can be seen here the posts, in tandem, start to lean and inevitably the whole thing collapses; as the builders, with stubborn insistence, refuse to provide any form of cross bracing.
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Photograph and text Graham Lupp, who has kindly shared them with readers of the Victorian Web, who may wish to visit his site. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL (or credit Victorian Web in a print document).]
Last modified 22 October 2010