▁technical ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁cabin ▁communities ▁of ▁Little ▁Gar ie , ▁Era ▁and ▁Burn ing ▁Pal ms ▁demonstrate ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁cre ative ▁achiev ement ▁from ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁large ▁village - like ▁group ings ▁of ▁a ▁now ▁rare ▁vern ac ular ▁building ▁type ▁located ▁within ▁dram atic ▁landscape ▁settings ▁of ▁cleared ▁former ▁past oral ▁areas ▁separated ▁by ▁er od ible ▁cl iffs ▁and ▁back ed ▁by ▁the ▁rain for est ▁esc arp ment . ▁These ▁distinct ive ▁cabin ▁land sc apes ▁have ▁no ▁direct ▁comparison ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁scale ▁and ▁setting ▁in ▁NS W . ▁ ▁The ▁week ender ▁cabin ▁that ▁evol ved ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century ▁is ▁unusual ▁as ▁a ▁building ▁type ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁both ▁design ▁and ▁use . ▁These ▁particular ▁examples ▁are ▁important ▁ref lections ▁of ▁this ▁period ▁and ▁use ; ▁although ▁they ▁were ▁constructed ▁relatively ▁free ▁from ▁specific ▁design ▁controls , ▁later ▁change ▁was ▁limited ▁by ▁lic ence ▁controls ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁ten ure ▁and ▁this ▁assist ed ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁vern ac ular ▁characteristics ▁and ▁use . ▁ ▁The ▁repet itive ▁pattern ing ▁of ▁building ▁styles ▁and ▁materials ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁commun al ▁and ▁traditional ▁nature ▁of ▁construction ▁and ▁the ▁limitations ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁natural ▁environment ▁and ▁isolated ▁locations ▁of ▁the ▁cab ins ▁areas . ▁The ▁changes ▁over ▁time ▁in ▁materials , ▁including ▁those ▁rec yc led ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁sites , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁changes ▁in ▁technology , ▁reflect