▁sl ab ▁h ut ▁was ▁something ▁of ▁an ▁achiev ement . ▁The ▁building ▁method ▁is ▁an ▁impro vised ▁version ▁of ▁f encing ▁construction ▁techniques ▁used ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁basic ▁dwell ing ▁of ▁hard wood ▁sl abs ▁na iled ▁and ▁w ired ▁to ▁posts ▁and ▁rails . ▁It ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁family ' s ▁need ▁to ▁make ▁do ▁with ▁what ▁they ▁could ▁find ▁or ▁afford , ▁rather ▁than ▁reflect ing ▁a ▁tradition ▁of ▁craft mans hip ▁or ▁even ▁bush ▁car p entry . ▁Many ▁min ing ▁families ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁lived ▁in ▁dwell ings ▁constructed ▁of ▁posts , ▁fl atten ed ▁k eros ene ▁t ins ▁and ▁h ess ian ▁s acks ▁and ▁stra ined ▁economic ▁circumstances ▁meant ▁that ▁many ▁families ▁were ▁not ▁able ▁to ▁hold ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁se lections . ▁In ▁fact , ▁the ▁All an ▁family ▁property ▁is ▁now ▁an ▁isolated ▁piece ▁of ▁free hold ▁land ▁within ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁former ▁se lections ▁that ▁revert ed ▁to ▁Crown ▁land ▁when ▁previous ▁own ers ▁were ▁unable ▁to ▁sust ain ▁a ▁living . ▁The ▁res ili ence ▁and ▁ten acity ▁that ▁was ▁necessary ▁for ▁the ▁All an ▁and ▁Price ▁families ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁hang ▁on ▁to ▁their ▁selection ▁and ▁indeed ▁cons olid ate ▁and ▁develop ▁it , ▁is ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁h ut ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁dwell ing . ▁ ▁Est her ▁Price ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁sl ab ▁h ut ▁until ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁She ▁plant ed ▁a ▁fig ▁tree