A Story of a Hundred Years: Western Australia, 1829-1929Sir Hal Pateshall Colebatch, Sir Hal Colebatch |
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Page 183
... jarrah forest have been worked through subject to minimum girth restriction by sawmillers and hewers . The natural regeneration which has developed ... Jarrah before thinning . Jarrah Regrowth after first thinning . 183 GIANTS OF THE FOREST.
... jarrah forest have been worked through subject to minimum girth restriction by sawmillers and hewers . The natural regeneration which has developed ... Jarrah before thinning . Jarrah Regrowth after first thinning . 183 GIANTS OF THE FOREST.
Page 184
... jarrah in general appearance , but is stronger . It is not durable in the ground unless treated , and does not work to a satisfactory finish as readily as jarrah , but these character- istics do not affect its value for superstructural ...
... jarrah in general appearance , but is stronger . It is not durable in the ground unless treated , and does not work to a satisfactory finish as readily as jarrah , but these character- istics do not affect its value for superstructural ...
Page 187
... jarrah forest was burnt over by surface fires every three years . Only the great resistance of jarrah bark and timber to fire , and the power to coppice freely , have saved the species from extinction . Fre- quent bush fires were looked ...
... jarrah forest was burnt over by surface fires every three years . Only the great resistance of jarrah bark and timber to fire , and the power to coppice freely , have saved the species from extinction . Fre- quent bush fires were looked ...
Contents
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND | 7 |
VOYAGE OUT AND LANDING | 22 |
RECORDS OF 1829 | 39 |
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