western australia

A fence from years ago

@JudyEv (381815)

Rockingham, Australia

April 30, 2025 5:28am CST

In the foreground of the photo, you can see a fence such as the old settlers would have made. It’s on the old farm where I grew up. My cousin owns it now. She and her husband are into all things old and natural and have a very quirky and interesting garden. Settlers used whatever was at hand when they were starting out. In South Australia, there are a lot of stone fences as stone was plentiful there. In my area, wood and timber were relatively easy to get so sheep-yards were fenced in this way.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

30 Apr 25

You can also see this kind of fence here. People used what they could easily find around.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Yes, that's true. Once the rabbits arrived, farmers used rabbit-netting as much as they could.

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@LadyDuck (502187)

• Italy

30 Apr 25

@JudyEv It is a good way to recycle materials.

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@LindaOHio (222286)

• United States

30 Apr 25

I love stone houses and fences. We have a stone chimney and stone front around the front door. In the living room is an enormous stone fireplace...at least 15 feet across.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

That would be amazing. How lovely for you.

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@LindaOHio (222286)

• United States

1 May 25

@JudyEv It's really cool. One of my favorite things about the house.

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

30 Apr 25

Quite a sturdy old yester year fence Judy..I love it

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@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

1 May 25

@JudyEv Yes it does.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

It suits the other quirky things they have in the garden.

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@Fleura (34932)

• United Kingdom

30 Apr 25

You can still get fencing like that, we have some along one side of our garden. Is a stone fence just another word for a wall? Or is it something different?

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

It's just a synonym I guess.

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@Fleura (34932)

• United Kingdom

30 Apr 25

@JudyEv You've given me something to post about now!

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

30 Apr 25

I remember as a youngster seeing this type of fence regularly. Can't say I've seen one in a long time

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

There are a lot of stone walls in England too, isn't there? And hedges. I used to get cross driving in Ireland as you couldn't see into the paddocks. Here, most fences are netting so you get a better view of what's beyond.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

3 May 25

@Ronrybs I think in some parts of Ireland they had build stone fences just to have a patch of land to plant.

My father and brother would go stone-picking to clear the paddocks so there wouldn't be so much damage to tillage machinery. The stones were dumped in a pile but these just made wonderful homes for rabbits.

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@Ronrybs (21503)

• London, England

2 May 25

@JudyEv Stone walls are mainly seen in the north of England, around here it is hedgerows

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23235)

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30 Apr 25

the photos of the fences are excellent

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

30 Apr 25

Do farmers fence their areas in India? What do they use?

@BarBaraPrz (51811)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

30 Apr 25

Very rustic, another R

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

That sums it up very well.

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@snowy22315 (208751)

• United States

30 Apr 25

Around this area there are a lot of old split rail fences.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

They were used a lot here too. They were very innovative when it came to fencing.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)

• China

30 Apr 25

The wooden fence has a strong vintage vibe ! Your cousin and her husband are nostalgic people.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

Yes, they have tried to keep many of the old artefacts and have recycled a lot of other items.

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@FourWalls (86575)

• United States

30 Apr 25

We have many fences like that throughout the “country” areas of the country. Very old, but still standing, which tells you something!

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

I've seen some in some of oldest settled areas too. They built things to last back then.

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@wolfgirl569 (135582)

• Marion, Ohio

30 Apr 25

It has stood very well

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

It still looks good.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (69157)

• Centralia, Washington

30 Apr 25

The sheep didn't knock against it? This reminds me of James Herriot, the English Vet.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

I guess they had bigger posts in the ground at regular intervals. I loved the Herriot series.

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@Shiva49 (28366)

• Singapore

30 Apr 25

They look good enough to do the job even now.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

Things were so much different back then. Fences were made to last as was everything else.

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@Beestring (15373)

• Hong Kong

30 Apr 25

It appears that the fences are in good condition.

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@JudyEv (381815)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 May 25

This one has been reconstructed but yes, it looks good.

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