This is probably the temporary works of itinerant brickmakers George and William Wood on the banks of the Belubula River. Hand-made bricks were still made in rural Australia into the twentieth century. The brickmaker stood at the moulding table for 12 to 14 hours a day and with the help of assistants could make 3500 to 5000 bricks in a day from clay quarried nearby. The moulded bricks were left to dry in an area called a 'hack' or 'hackstead' and the bricks were covered with straw to protect them from rain or harsh sun. After two weeks, the bricks could be fired.

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Digital ID A2824845