Edition 1. Research by Joan Gibson 1986

Edition 2. Revised by Margaret Clark 2026

The Manning Valley is approximately 9,000 square kilometres. The types of trees logged and the manner in which this was done were similar throughout the region. Basically, this is a look at some of the history of the timber industry in the area downstream from Gloucester to the mouth of the Manning River, as well as the area from Wingham to the Bulga and Comboyne Plateaux.