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B15 Group Settlement Pan Lavatory
c. 1921Subcollections
Overview
This original Pan Lavatory was transported from John O’Neill’s place at Yoongarillup / Hithergreen by Busselton Historical Society volunteers to be part of the museum exhibition celebrating Group Settlement farming life.
Historical information
The Group Settlers lived and worked together to clear the bush and establish farms that were then allocated to a family by ballot. About 6000 Group Settlement farms were established in the south-west in the 1920s.
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cwa-org-124-B15
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Each Group Settlement house had a toilet which was situated well down the back of the yard. It was built from local timber with a wooden seat and used an old kerosene tin for a pan. Sometimes snakes would take up residence in the toilet during summer.
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Busselton Historical Society
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Front view of Group Settlement Pan Lavatory
Side view of Group Settlement Pan Lavatory
The Pan Lavatory can be seen behind Mrs Lilly Coates, holding her cats, in the potato patch at Group 52, Lennox. Photo 338 from the BHS Archive
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