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Working in the Forest |
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Separating
large and small pieces of charcoal through a grill at the Forests Commission's
charcoal kilns, Mt Cole near Beaufort, 1941. The workers' camp is visible
in the background.
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Tying
sacks of charcoal at the Forests Commission's kilns, Mt Cole near Beaufort,
1941.
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The
Gembrook Kurth Kiln is a large charcoal kiln built by the Forests Commission
in 1941. The only kiln of this design, Kurth Kiln operated until 1945 making
charcoal as an alternative fuel. The kiln buildings are still standing in
a forest picnic ground near Gembrook.
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Fulton's
wattle-stripping machine. This machine stripped bark from felled wattle
trees. The bark was then chopped and soaked. The liquid was used to tan
and preserve leather.
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A
prisoner of war camp near Broadford in the 1940s. Seventy-five Italian P.O.Ws
lived here supervised by members of the Australian military. The P.O.Ws
cut firewood, cleared timber and built forest roads.
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