Filthy Phill And Seven

Two of the Tin City shacks sit alongside each other in this frame: Filthy Phill's Ranch on the left, its painted sign visible on the front wall, and Shack Seven to the right, marked with the painted numeral on its frontage. Both shacks face roughly the same direction across the dune. The space between them is a narrow sand path wide enough for foot traffic. Phill's Ranch carries a small porch with a couple of folding chairs; Seven has a step up to a closed door. The two roof lines run at slightly different heights and pitches. Sand has built up against the windward end of the row.

Tin City's surviving 11 shacks sit close enough together that adjacent buildings share the same approach paths, the same wind exposure, and the same broad maintenance challenges. Shacks are commonly referred to by name or number rather than any formal address; both Filthy Phill's Ranch and Shack Seven appear regularly in Newcastle Herald reporting on the settlement. The shacks are administered under the Worimi Conservation Lands Plan of Management 2015, which licenses the buildings to their long-time occupants but prohibits sale, new construction, and rebuilding after destruction. The shacks pass to family or friends.