One of set of six of 15 - 20 specimens from the VSF Creswick Collection. Stored in plastic sleeves in 2 ring brown binder. limited data, specimens dated 1944 - 1978
Eucalyptus Leucoxylon. Eucalyptus Leucoxylon var. pauperita (Mueller). The Scrubby Blue Gum C1880. Artist- Rosa Fiveash (1854 – 1938). Drawn on stone by H.B. (H. Barratt) Lithographed by E. Spillar. Lithograph printed in colour, from multiple stones…
Acacia Longifolia (Willdenow) (Labillardiere). The Maritime long-leaved Wattle C1880. Artist- Rosa Fiveash (1854 – 1938). Drawn on stone by H.B. (H. Barratt) Lithographed by E. Spillar. Lithograph printed in colour, from multiple stones on paper.…
Loading semi-trailer with logs for milling, with tractor cross-hauling (visible at extreme left) on two chains. Mixed Eucalyptus forest, East Gippsland, Nowa Nowa.
The Loch Valley Tramway ran up the Loch river to a sawmill. The tramway was used to transport sawn timber to the Noojee VR station. The tramway and engines were destroyed in the 1929 fires. This is also the site of the Noojee Boys Camp.
This is a close up of a log that has been brought to the train line by horse teams. The worker is removing the large nails used to fix the log fro dragging by the team.
Powelltown tramway c1916 "Powellite" loading logs from landing serviced by a horse drawn tramway on the line up to the Bump prior to the construction of the Big Bridge. (See page 30 of book Powelltown published by LRRSA)