URUNGA AND DISTRICT
CEDAR INDUSTRY
EXCERPTS FROM TROVE
SHIPPING WAS VITAL
SO WAS PLANTING NEW TREES
The Forestry Commission played an important part.
Raleigh Sun (Bellingen, NSW : 1898 - 1918), Saturday 8 September 1917, page 2 
ONE OF MANY INVOLVED IN THE INDUSTRY
Coffs Harbour Advocate (NSW : 1907 - 1942; 1946 - 1954), Tuesday 13 December 1927, page 3
OLD CEDAR TRAILS CAME IN HANDY
Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), Tuesday 9 January 1934, page 8
INDUSTRY REVIVED IN THE '40S
Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), Saturday 1 November 1947, page 10
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IN 1947, CEDAR BECAME EVEN MORE VALUABLE
Worker (Brisbane, Qld. : 1890 - 1955), Monday 15 December 1947, page 13
OPINIONS VARIED AS TO HOW TO TREAT THE TIMBER
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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
