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Melbourne’s iconic, brightly painted coastal sheds present a unique real estate paradox: offering absolute beachfront views, yet entirely lacking basic features such as a bedroom, bathroom, running water, or even power.
Despite these significant omissions and the absence of homely comforts, some of these structures can fetch prices higher than an average Melbourne suburban house, even though they are built on public beaches and come without the security of a land title.
Known interchangeably as beach boxes, bathing boxes, or boatsheds, these rudimentary buildings have been a fixture of the Vict
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