Newspaper Under Concrete: An Australian Company Finds a Unique Way to Encapsulate History

Dean Dempsey, owner of a flooring company in Adelaide, South Australia, sent in these photos of a floor completed in Tennant creek located halfway between Darwin and Alice springs (in the middle of the desert).

Dean Dempsey Adelaide, South Australia
Dean Dempsey Adelaide, South Australia

Dempsey said, After many trials we found a way to apply the history of Tennant creek on the floor using a clear epoxy to encapsulate the paper in 3mm of product. The base was off-yellow to make the news print look older. The work took 4 men 12 days from start to finish.

Dean Dempsey Adelaide, South Australia

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