Item 12: Beach shacks, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 01: Decorated water tank and toilet at shack no. 9, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 6 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 02: View overlooking Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 6 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 03: Peter and Carol Pracy relaxing at Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 6 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 04: Skinning and gutting fish at the beach, Era Beach community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 6 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 05: Richard Hendry sitting in the living room of one of the first  shacks ever built, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 06: Richard Hendry fixing the front door of his shack, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 07: Mr and Mrs Stevens standing in front of their shack, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 08: Geoff Stevens and the traditional outback toilet, Era  Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 09: Diana Garder sitting in the living room of her shack, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 10: Interior of shack showing double bunk beds, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 11: Helen Voysey sitting for a portrait on a cold winter's morning, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 13: Denis Brown standing in his ancestors' shack, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 3 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 14: Brothers Wayne and Philip Vaughan, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 3 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 15: Collected artefacts adorn the shacks, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 3 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 16: Denis Brown's son and grandsons waiting patiently for him to make them a cup of tea, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 3 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 17: Gary McKenzie sitting outside the family's beach shack, Little Garie Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 18: Interior of beach shack showing the tools needed to survive, Little Garie Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 19: Shane Traynor standing in front of the beer bottle wall, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 6 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 20: Diana Garder contemplating her family's legacy of being one of the first ever shackies, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 21: Diana and Malcolm Garder standing in front of their modest beach shack, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 22: Shack showing individuality in architectural design, Burning Palms shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 3 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 23: The view from Gary McKenzie's dining table, Little Garie shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 24: Tim and Denise Strange's shack overlooking Little Garie Beach, Royal National Park, Sydney, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 25: Interior of beach shack showing library, Garie Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 26: Exterior of shack showing individuality in how the original community shacks were made, Royal National Park, 5 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 27: Wild deer cohabitating with shackies, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 10 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 28: Richard Hendry's shack at the prized location on the edge of the point, Era Beach shack community, Royal National, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 29: Shack surrounded by vegetation, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 30: Whitegoods discarded outside Era Beach shack, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 31: Dining room with views over the beach, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 1 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 32: A sprawling view of the beach, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 4 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 33: Boats and shacks at Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 4 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Item 34: Row of shacks, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 4 April 2015 / photograph by Dean Saffron

Dean Saffron aggregated collection of photographs, 2015-2020

The beach shacks were made out of any materials that could be carried in by hand, as there are no roads and a one hour long track down through rainforest. This shack is testament to the ingenuity of the original settlers.

Item 12: Beach shacks, Era Beach shack community, Royal National Park, Sydney, 2 April 2015 / photog...

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