 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1920 -
Description: A giant tree felled in the forest by two men and a crosscut saw. It was estimated that there were about 600 men, axemen and sawyers, teamsters, tramway drivers and millers, employed at more than 30 steam powered 'spot' mills in the forests of Circular Head in the 1920s. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Bushmen near a giant tree that was felled by using a cross cut saw Subjects: sawmills; bushmen; forests; timber-getting; crosscut saws; tree-fellers; pioneer bush life Places: Circular Head, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00495 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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