Dunsborough is a coastal town located in the South West Capes Region of
the state, 254 kilometres (158 mi) south of Perth on the shores of
Geographe Bay.
Bakery
The local bakery is one of the oldest remaining businesses in town. It
was established by Nanty (Anthony) Curtis in 1941 and originally
situated on Naturaliste Terrace. Nanty constructed the first ovens
himself using hand-made mud and straw bricks. He would prepare the
doughs at his home before carting them to the bakery via horse and cart
for baking. Nanty used to use a feather as a thermometer and would know
when the bread was ready by the curl in the feather.
As one of the first food businesses in the small town the bakery
serviced many locals and Nanty would deliver fresh bread daily via his
horse and cart to many of the residents and businesses even as far as
Yallingup's Caves House. The bakery has udergone many changes over the
past 60 odd years but remains an icon of the Southwest.
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