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Tuesday, 13 December 2016

TROVE TUESDAY DEC 13, 2016.. Urunga & District History





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 

(Please click on images to enlarge.)




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


(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