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Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Rakut - Fire rake, Unknown FCV District, c 1952
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Bushfire perimeter rather than bushfire area is the main control problem for firefighters on the ground. A conundrum rapidly compounded by spot fires. A small 5 ha fire can be nearly 1 km around the perimeter. That's a long way to build a control line by hand in rough bush. Dry firefighting techniques by hand were mostly confined to “knocking down” or “beating out” the flames, as well as "digging out". Digging or raking a “mineral earth” trail down to bare dirt proved most effective in forest fuels which, unlike grass, tend to retain heat and smoulder. Early tools were whatever happened to be close at hand. They were simple and primitive and included shovels, slashers, axes, hoes, beaters and rakes. A cut branch to beat the flames was often the only thing available. Farming and logging tools, developed over centuries of manual labour, and readily available at local hardware stores came into use, but little thought was given to size, weight, and balance. For years foresters experimented with combination tools. In about 1952 fire beaters and other implements were being replaced with Rakuts.Fire tool used before the introduction of RakehoesRakut - Fire Rake and cutting toolGreen and red coloured handle and 020 marking indicated which FCV District the tool belonged tobushfire -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Broad Axe, double bevelled edge
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...There are two categories of cutting edge on broad axes and both are used for shaping logs by hewing. 1. Single bevel axe - one side is flat and the other side bevelled, also called a side axe. The handle may curve away from the flat side to allow an optimal stance. The flat blade but can only be worked from one direction and is right-handed or left-handed. 2. Double bevel axe - both sides are bevelled and produces a scalloped cut. The axe has a straight handle and can be swung with either side against the wood. A double-bevelled broad axe can be used for chopping or notching as well as hewing. Broad Axe - Double bevelled edge Straight wooden handlesmall lettering and government crows foot -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Wooden Planting Rake
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Used in FCV nurseries for creating shallow planting lines in seedbeds Light weight designWooden planting rake with 8 teethplantations, nurseries -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Adze - small
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...An Adze is versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the sharp cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. The wooden handle is straight and the blade has a slight curve. They are used for smoothing or carving wood such as sleepers An adz, with its long handle, cuts with the grain, and the nature of the chips is different from an axe. While they have a similar shape, they should never be confused with a hoe or mattock used for agriculture and horticulture. Adze - smalltimber tools -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Shingle knife or paling splitter, Also known as a Froe
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Also known as a froe (or frow), shake axe or paling knife, this tool is used for cleaving wood by splitting it along the grain. The L-shaped tool is hammered on the top edge of its blade into the end of a piece of wood in the direction of the grain, then twisting the blade in the wood by rotating the haft (handle).Shingle knife or paling splitter Metal knife with short wooden handletimber tools -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Mortising Axe - small
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...A mortising axe is designed for trimming or cutting notches in timber. It has a short handle and square cutting edgeMortising Axe - smalltimber tools -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Mortising Tool, Axe
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...A mortising tool is a specialist axe designed for hewing sills and cutting notches in timber. It has a long, narrow head, making it easier to work on large logs. The shape enables the user to cut a long way down into the notch, where otherwise a chisel would be used.Example of a common bush woodworking tool used before the advent of chainsaws and power equipmentMortising Tool, AxePrades Co Solid Steeltimber tools -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Adze - Large
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...An Adze is versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the sharp cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. The wooden handle of this adze is shaped like an axe handle and the blade also has a slight curve. They are used for smoothing or carving wood such as sleepers An adz, with its long handle, cuts with the grain, and the nature of the chips is different from an axe. While they have a similar shape, they should never be confused with a hoe used or mattock for agriculture and horticulture.Adze - Largetimber tools -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Burns Chainsaw - Model 106, BURNS MANUFACTURING COMPANY INC. , 1959
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Continuous cutting chain was patented in 1905 by Samuel Bens of San Francisco, while the first portable chainsaw was developed and patented in 1918 by Canadian millwright James Shand. But the main advancements of modern petrol chainsaws occurred in Europe in the 1920s and 30s where Andreas Stihl is often hailed as the "father of the chainsaw" After the second world war lighter materials, metal alloys and improved engine designs revolutionised the logging and timber industry. Of interest on this model is the spacing of the teeth compared to modern machines. With a 4HP motor it has few safety features and is very heavyEarly model chainsawBurns ChainsawModel 106forest harvesting -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Buckingham steel climbing spurs (missing leather straps)
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Spurs were attached with leather straps which held them to the climbers legs. The straps are missing on this pair They have a contoured shank with offset stirrup for the climbers boots Buckingham manufacturing dates back in America to 1896. Climbing spurs were made in their blacksmith shop and were popular with linesmen, loggers and tree arborists. Buckingham steel climbing spurs -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Wooden tree measuring calipers (inches)
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Foresters usually measure the diameter of trees at Breast Height – traditionally 4 foot, 6 inches – now 1.3 m – which is termed Diameter Breast Height Over Bark (DBHOB). The most common way to measure tree diameter is to place a calibrated tape around the stem at breast height. It’s simple, but can be slow, particularly if the scrub is thick, or if there are heaps of trees. A tree caliper is another quick method of estimating DBHOB. Wooden tree measuring calipersMeasurements are in inches (pre metrication in 1974) A crown faint crown mark (331) and crows foot is visible on one end forest measurement -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Back pack (for radio gear)
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Back pack used to carry portable two-way radios and spare batteries to remote bushfiresCanvas backpackFCV Radio Labbushfire -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Back pack (for personal gear)
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Canvas bag issued to FCV staff to take personal belonging to bushfiresCanvas Bag for personal gearRus Ritchie, Divisional Forester, Wangarattabushfire -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Pulpwood billet hook
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...Pulpwood was often split by hand or with black powder splitting guns into more manageable sizes and cut into 8 foot lengths (or billets). Billets were first stacked endwise to drain the sap and lighten the load before they were loaded by hand onto flat bed trucks for transport to the mills. This long length metal hook was used to pull and manoeuvre the pulpwood billets onto the truck. The advent of excavators in logging operations in the 1970s led to the loading and carting pulpwood in long tree lengths.Long steel tool with handle on one end and hook on the other. -
Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA)
Driptorch - Firebug (hand held), c 1985
... Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association (FCRPA) 94 ...The origins of the humble handheld driptorch have been lost in time. They are widely used for ignition in controlled burning operations in forest and grasslands. The “Pacific Forester“ with its short central wand and somewhat leaky ball-valve was made by the American Wajax company in the 1940s. The Pacific Forester is slightly different in design from the more robust and common “Panama” driptorch first manufactured in 1933 and used extensively by Queensland cane farmers. The Panama is closely related to the current “Firebug” used in Victoria which is manufactured by Rodney Industries in Brisbane and has an offset wand design which gives it good balance. The fuel is a mixture of petrol and diesel and every FCV District had their own closely-guarded secret formula ... 2:1, 3:1, 1:1, 4:1 or 3:2 ratio. There was also the choice of 91, 95 or 98 octane petrol mixed with summer or winter diesel. Occasionally some of the old Avgas or Jet-A1 lying around the depot was added with a splash of engine oil to make the mixture stick to the fuel to be ignited. The fuel mixed also varied between autumn or spring, heathland, mixed forest, or high-intensity slash burnsCommon driptorch used throughout AustraliaDrip torch with handle Wand has loop and valve. The loop is designed to assist with even flow of fuel which flows out onto the burning head of the wand. Pressure equalising value in top of aluminum fuel container which holds 4 litres of burner mix. Gravitational feed of the driptorch allows the unit to drip fire, making it simple and quick to operate. Instructions for use. CF+L written with texta pen.bushfire -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Equipment, Forests Commission of NSW, A Card Key to Pinus Based on Needle Anatomy, 1966
... Forests Commission of NSW ...Card sorting key for Pinus. Seried of punched cards. Cell structure diagrams on rear. Plant characteristics on face. Complete set with instruction booklet boxed in a red case. Produced by FC NSW, Joyce W. LanyonEquipmentJohn Mcdonald -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Document, Forests Commission Victoria, A list of rare, very localised and endangered indigenous plants of Victoria, c.1982
... indigenous plants of Victoria Document Forests Commission Victoria ...1 Booklet and 29 maps in boxed set.Maps and Booklet -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Moving Image, Forests Commission Victoria, Plane Forestry, unknown
... Forestry Moving Image Forests Commission Victoria ...This is a film that was used showing how to undertake aerial photography.Film reel -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Book, Forests Commission of Victoria, Western Division. Outlines of management for all reserved forests in the Stawell Forest District, 1938
... forests in the Stawell Forest District Book Forests Commission ...This is a typed document of a Stawell Working Plan for management of reserved forests 1938Document -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Book, Forests Commission of Victoria, Woohlpooer Management Plan, 1936
... Document Woohlpooer Management Plan Book Book Forests Commission ...This is a typed document of a Woohlpooer Working Plan for management of reserved forests 1936Document -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Document, Board of Forestry Education et al
... of Forestry Education Forests Commission of Victoria ...Board of examiners, FCV. Correspondence. UnsortedCorrespondence -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Administrative record - VSF Student examination records, Board of Forestry Education et al
... Board of Forestry Education Forests Commission of Victoria ...Examination results - unsortedDocuments -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Administrative record - Board of Forestry Education - examinations, results and reports, Board of Forestry Education et al
... and reports Board of Forestry Education Forests Commission of Victoria ...School Change documents including agreement between FCV and Uni Melb. UnsortedDocuments -
Creswick Campus Historical Collection - University of Melbourne
Slide - Victorian School of Forestry - Glass Slide collection, Forestry glass slide collection : used for teaching and research by the Forests Commission of Victoria and at the Victorian School of Forestry, 1904-1950
... and research by the Forests Commission of Victoria and at the Victorian ...A set of 952 slides in wooden drawers used by the Forest Comission of Victoria an at the VSF from thealry 1900s through to the 1950s.Glass lantern slide collection -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Australian Paper, Woodchips from Eden Forrestry Commission of NSW, 2000c
A promotional booklet describing the paper production of Maryvale Mill Morwell Victoriaforest, paper making industry -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Forestry Commission of NSW, Issues and Management Alternatives for the Gippsland Lakes, 1975c
A promotion leaflet describing the background of the wood chip industry and justifying methods used by citing examples of the growth and development of the town of Eden New South Walesforest, paper making industry -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Forests Commission, Stawell & Grampians Visitor Guide & Directory 1976, 1976
... Visitor Guide & Directory 1976 Book Forests Commission ...Tourist Brochure for Stawell and Grampians Region. Included is a Map Titled Grampain's Wonderland Forest ParkOrange Paper cover with white Print Middle of cover is a colour Picture of the Grampians.Stawell and Grampians VISITOR GUIDE and Directory. On teh Bottom right. Issued by the Stawell and Grampians Tourist Promotion Advisory Council . On the Left in two White circles "Recommended 50c Price."stawell tourism -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Map, Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham, 1938
Plan of Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham showing sections and lot numbers. Scale 8 chains to 1 inch.Plan of Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham showing sections and lot numbers. Scale 8 chains to 1 inch.Plan of Shire of Blackburn and Mitcham showing sections and lot numbers. Scale 8 chains to 1 inch.shire of blackburn and mitcham, blackburn, blackburn north, blackburn south, burwood east, forest hill, mitcham, nunawading, vermont, vermont south -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Parkview Court Forest Hill, 2014
Interview with Rita Tonge and Erika Knott.Interview with Rita Tonge and Erika Knott, residents of Parkview Court Housing Commission estate for the elderly. Interviewer Peter Simmenauer. With copies of documents about life in the estate and about former residents. Tape at NP4037Interview with Rita Tonge and Erika Knott. parkview court forest hill, tonge, rita, knott, erika, housing commission victoria, simmenauer, peter -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Forest under threat, 13/09/1986 12:00:00 AM
An article in the Nunawading Gazette, naturalist John Reid has asked Council to commission a survey of flora and fauna of Antonio Park, Mitcham before this significant bushland remnant is impossible to save.native plants, antonio park, mitcham, reid, john, robinson, randall, victoria. department of conservation forests and lands