Outhouses are still common throughout water-poor rural Australia (flushing considered to be a criminal waste of water). No such thing as a pan service way out there either, so they sit atop a bloody great pit. Usually built of wood and/or corrugated iron and strategically placed to allow the occupant/s to take in the view (typically flat red nothingness...). Inevitably covered by a peppercorn tree for shade (usually magnificent botanic specimens due to the abundant supply of nutrients!!). And, in all seriousness, a wonderful fossicking opportunity 50 to one hundred years later for those of us that collect old bottles. (Gallons of Lysol during its operating life and lots of bacterial action over the decades negate any unpleasantness).
You have probably heard them referred to as "dunnies" - but, for those REALLY in the know, they are called "long drops"!!!
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