Peach lime sand pointing

Here is further evidence of early peach lime sand pointing in Fremantle

Peach sand ocre coloured limestone pointing

Here we have some non hydraulic peach lime sand mortar of the Fremantle vernacular taken from the wall only 50 metres away. Other ingredients were added but this mortar would not have the accelerated setting of modern mortar allowing for striking etc

Peach sand used in limestone pointing

Here we have what was common in older stonework around Perth. This high clay sand mixed with slaked lime putty to produce an ochre coloured mix common in bagging and white washes of Rottnest etc.

I dare say all of it was burnt in a wood fire, then the rocks slaked but the burnt 'lime sand' with the associated clay mixed with the slaked lime and possibly some conch.

Dry laid limestone rubble wall

This not a real dry stone rubble. It is laid with mortar behind. To hold it together.

Hand axed random limestone

This was called bookleaf but I believe it  is more just axed random.
Bookleaf is much thinner with no mortar joint.
Notice this stone was laid with water line laid face out horizontal.

Dry stone rubble

Dry stone rubble cracked and laid

Biscuit stone and lime wash

Here is typical stone that would have made up the wash vernacular to Fremantle or Rottnest. It has some clay content which essentially makes it a form of cement when slaked. A lot of this stone sits alluvial with pinjar stone