Australias̓ Western Third: A History of Western Australia from the First Settlements to Modern TimesHistory of Western Australian from the time of the earliest white settlers until today. Reconstructs each stage in the State's development. Reference for students. English colonial history. Describing the country as the first settlers found it, and their early struggles for survival, and it traces the political, social and economic growth of the State. Early gold mining days and the development of the farming lands. |
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Page 63
... timber industry was due to investment from other colonies as much as to increasing demand for the colony's hardwoods ... Timber Industry in Western Australia . See also the article by W. C. Thomas , ' Outlines of the Timber Industry in ...
... timber industry was due to investment from other colonies as much as to increasing demand for the colony's hardwoods ... Timber Industry in Western Australia . See also the article by W. C. Thomas , ' Outlines of the Timber Industry in ...
Page 139
... timber industry , in its production , its contribution to the colony's export income and its distribution in the timber areas of the south - west . Much of this was due to the amalgamation of smaller companies and the investment of ...
... timber industry , in its production , its contribution to the colony's export income and its distribution in the timber areas of the south - west . Much of this was due to the amalgamation of smaller companies and the investment of ...
Page 173
... timber industry.1 Scattered throughout this region in the dense jarrah and karri forests close to the west coast ports and along the railway lines , were numerous sawmills and isolated bush camps of timber hewers . Never before had the ...
... timber industry.1 Scattered throughout this region in the dense jarrah and karri forests close to the west coast ports and along the railway lines , were numerous sawmills and isolated bush camps of timber hewers . Never before had the ...
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