Arthur Cooper and Pam Murray
In Book seven, Arthur explores the history of sawmilling in Duncan’s at Elands, Mt. George and Wingham, Machin’s at Wingham, Cross and McLeod’s at Pampoolah, Cross’s at Pampoolah.
Softcover 97 pages with black & white and colour photographs
21 cm x 29.5 cm
printed 2017
cost $25
Arthur Cooper and Pam Murray
In book number six Arthur explores the history of sawmilling in Tinonee, Krambach, Nabiac, and Taree.
Softcover
101 pages with photographs, black & white and colour
21 cm x 29.5 cm
printed 2017
cost $25
Arthur Cooper
Timber getters first became interested in the Manning River catchment in about 1828 when the abundance and quality of cedar became known and, later, for the enormous resources of high quality hardwood construction timbers that are milled today.
In this set of seven books Arthur has recorded the history of some eighty sawmills.
Book One includes: Scotts Creek and Summer Hill Sawmills (Mitchells Island), Coopernook, Pampoolah, Redbank, Old Bar Forest and Walterston (Lansdowne) sawmills.
Arthur Cooper
Book Two includes: HG Watson Sawmills at Bulga and Wherrol Flat, Bulga Sawmill Co. at Wherrol Flat and Bobin, Donaldsons at Bulga and Bobin, Glenwarrin Timber Co. at Bulga, Oaks at Doyles River, Kings Head, Green, Allan Taylor, Wallis, Goldsmith, Anderson & Cooper, and Slater, Doyles River Sawmills: Gam, Mulhearn, Trotter & Trotter, and Boyd & Boaden.
Arthur Cooper
Book Three includes saw milling companies Graham Timber Co., Eriksson’s, Clarke’s, Duncan’s, Keppie, Lee & Jones, George Dunn Logging, McBurnie’s, Douglass, Killabakh Sawmills, Donaldson’s Excelsior Sawmill.
Arthur Cooper
In Book Four Arthur explores the history of sawmills in the Mount George, Bundook, and Marlee areas .
By Arthur Cooper
In Book Five Arthur explores the history of sawmills in the Lansdowne, Hannam Vale, Moorland, Johns River, Crowdy Head and Harrington areas.