We decided that the LaTrobe bricks weren't exactly what we wanted. The Hawthorn from Austral's Melbourne 76 range was much more to our liking. Unfortunately though, they are a Cat 6 brick! We got a quote to upgrade from our CSA, and it was a bit cheaper than we thought. We had already paid $1,664 for the Cat 3 LaTrobe, and going to the Cat 6 Hawthorn was a further $2,573... so in it went as another PCV.
But... and there's always a but, we found out that Austral were no longer producing the Hawthorn due to manufacturing issues, and the replacement is the Hawksburn. Just so happens that a house just a few doors up is being built with the Hawksburn brick, so we've popped a few pics here. The bricks are yet to be cleaned, so will post more pics when that has happened:
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| Hawthorn |
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| Hawksburn as on Austral's website |
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| Uncleaned Hawksburn |
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| Uncleaned Hawksburn (a bit yellow due to the sunlight in the shot) |
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| Uncleaned Hawksburn (also a bit yellow due to sunlight) |
