The photo shows wattle-bark stripping, taking place at Roses Gap (western end). The identity of the men is unknown.The photo shows three men in a cleared area of bush, one is standing holding a bundle of wattle bark, another is behind and to the left of him also holding bark and a third is standing to the right and is scrapping bark from a tree above his head with a long stick . There is a hut in the background, the right side of which is just a frame. timber industries, wattlebark stripping, scenery, roses gap

Wattle-bark stripping (bundling) at Roses Gap. The identity of the men is unknown.The photo shows two men kneeling in a clearing. They are both working on pieces of wattle bark and have piles of bark around them. There is thick bush behind the clearing.timber industries, wattlebark stripping, scenery, roses gap

Reverse----- Stacks of wattle bark bundlesBlack and White photo showing stacks of bundled wattle bark ready for transporting to mill. Weather board house in far distance.Reverse----- Stacks of wattle bark bundlestimber industries, wattlebark stripping

Wattlebark was stripped from trees to be processed to create tannin for the tanning of leather. Yellow paper with black printing attached to a piece of a cardboard calendar dated 1877. the article is headed WATTLE BARK REGULATIONS. There are four points listed with the fourth point referring to the Land Act 1869 for the preservation and growth of wattle trees. There is another 11 points listed under the heading The conditions of the wattle-bark licences are as follows bendigo, wattle bark regulations, newspaper cutting