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Kauri - Timber Co mill at Noojee and the logs stacked for dispatch to melt. (mill at rail siding)

Looking from Big Creek Road towards Nayook

Timber construction, Melbourne University - Floor joists & bottom wall plates in position

Timber construction - the "all brick" home. M.B. importance of timber in roof structure even in a home where timber has been reduced where possible - within the window . Floor construction is also in timber. Bentleigh-Moorabbin

Timber construction. Melbourne University. Wooden redgum stumps and redwood floor bearers in position

Timber Home construction for tiled roof front view

Timber Home construction, for tiled roof - Frankston

This shows two images of the head being lopped. The image on the left shows the axeman climbing to cut the head. the image on the right shows the axeman hanging as the head falls.

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

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.

Timber construction , Melbourne University Temporary Chemistry Lab

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

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

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

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

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

Newman's No. 3 Mill. Yoorongo

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.

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