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Botanical Teaching notes and identification charts 1970's - 90's

This a draft copy of the paper written by Rob Youl.

2 copies of a paper written by Rob Youl.

Measurement poles from Egypt. Wombat District

Dumping with steam winch Saxton's East Tanjil.

Commission log landing, Murrindindi River Toolangi District. Showing low saw on travelling truck for cutting 20ft. 7 ft. 6ft. Ash logs. (Fire killed timber and pulpwood extraction road below land. leading right

Eildon Weir at record low stage after droughts of 1943-45

Dutch oven burning sawdust under portable boiler and engine. Kauri Timber Coy. Ltd. Mill Noojee

Low saw on travelling truck for cutting Ash logs (20', 7', 6') and pulpwood from fire killed Mountain Ash timber.

Front end loader, raising load of road metal for transfer to truck. (F.C.18.B.D. Cletrac 35 h.p. Queen's Bridge Motors equipment - capacity about 3/4 cu. yd. Snobs Creek. Niagaroon.

Newman's No. 3 Mill. Yoorongo

Paling splitting on Saxton's Tanjil area (Fire killed Ash)

Jim Walker on boards finishing scarf fire killed Ash timber. West Tanjil

Jim Walker on boards finishing scarf fire killed Ash timber. West Tanjil

J.D. Walker's mill, West Tanjil. Interval view to show Dutch oven & other arrangements for burning sawdust under the boiler

Paling - splitting on Saxton's Tanjil Area. (Ned Simmonds splitting). Fire-killed Ash

Paling - splitting on Saxton's Tanjil Area. (Ned Simmonds splitting). Fire-killed Ash

Timber construction , Melbourne University Temporary Chemistry Lab

There were four Saxton brothers, Ben, Wilbur, John and Eric. Ben was killed in the 1939 fires. Eric worked the planing mill at Moe and Wilbur and John worked at West Tanjil. The person in this image is most likely Wilbur Saxton.

House construction - final stage in construct. Of timber home, Moorabbin