Groupie Cupboard
c. 1925This “Groupie cupboard” made by a Group Settler out of left-over gelignite boxes is a testament to the courage and tenacity of the Group Settlers.
When the Group Settlers arrived in the South West in the 1920s, they were faced with virgin bushland which had to be cleared for farms and crops. They were supplied with rudimentary tools like axes, handsaws and gelignite to fell massive karri, jarrah and tuart trees. Many settlers had no farming background or knowledge of how to use these tools so there were a lot of injuries, hands blown off and people were killed.
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The settlers were money poor and had little access to refined products, like milled timber, so they re-used any items that came their way including the gelignite boxes that caused so much harm. A good example of upcycling in the 1920s!
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