URUNGA AND DISTRICT
CEDAR INDUSTRY
EXCERPTS FROM TROVE
SHIPPING WAS VITAL
SO WAS PLANTING NEW TREES
The Forestry Commission played an important part.
OLD CEDAR TRAILS CAME IN HANDY
INDUSTRY REVIVED IN THE '40S
OPINIONS VARIED AS TO HOW TO TREAT THE TIMBER
(PLEASE CLICK THE ABOVE IMAGES TO ENLARGE)
DR. GEORGE HEWITT WAS AS WELL KNOWN
AS A HORTICULTURIST AS A DOCTOR,
SO HE WOULD HAVE HAD SOME INFLUENCE.
You can read more about the beautiful red cedar here
http://gilmour.design/blog/australian-red-cedar
My family came from around Urunga Sawtell, Dorrigo Copmanhurst. Nolan Hackett McLucas cocrcorn any info would be appreciated. My father use to have taxi's in Lismore
ReplyDeleteHi June, this is home territory for me... please contact me via the address in 'About Me', top of page on left. We may be able to help each other. Thank you for your comment.
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