Sunday, 12 February 2012
Old Red Clay Bricks
After a few weeks of continuous wet weather we resumed our dig at Rouse Hill Anglican College and discovered these pieces of Red Brick. They are very old, include numbering marks N23 on one and 6 or 9 on the other. They are quite thick, show that there were holes in the centre, and seem to have been glazed (matte) finished as some point. We suspect that they are pre-1950's.
Here's some interesting info on brick history in Australia:
http://www.dictionaryofsydney.org/entry/bricks
http://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibition/objectsthroughtime/convict-sandstock-bricks/
Cream Ware and pottery from Bathurst NSW
Thanks to the work of Jackson T. from my class I'm adding this new entry. Jackson and his family collected this cream ware, plain and decorated from Bathurst NSW whilst on holiday, they suspect it is from landfill, but probably still local. All of it is quite old. I've been searching the web to find a match for the patterned pieces but no luck so far.
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