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Upper Yarra MuseumNegative Photographic Reproduction, Winching a log
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Upper Yarra MuseumNegative Photographic Reproduction, Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek
... Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek ...workers winching log pioneer creek...Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek Black and White negative scanned at 600 dpi...workers winching log pioneer creek Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek Black and White negative scanned at 600 dpi Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek Negative Photographic Reproduction Sandy Ross ...Workers winching a log at Pioneer Creek Black and White negative scanned at 600 dpiworkers winching log pioneer creek -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyPhotograph (item) - Black and white photograph, Unknown
... A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill....A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill....A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill. A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill. marysville victoria australia andersons no. 1 mill andersons no. 2 mill mack truck photograph A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill. ...A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill.A copy of a black and white photograph of a Mack truck that was used to winch logs to the Andersons No. 2 mill.marysville, victoria, australia, andersons no. 1 mill, andersons no. 2 mill, mack truck, photograph -
Kiewa Valley Historical SocietyPhotograph, logging at McKay Creek, Logging at McKay Creek, 1949/50
... Black and white photograph showing a logging truck, bogie and bull dozer with winch for hauling the logs to the truck. ...Black and white photograph showing a logging truck, bogie and bull dozer with winch for hauling the logs to the truck. ...This photo was most likely taken at the site of the proposed McKay Creek Power Station. Excavation of this site was commenced in 1951 but an access road (a rough, narrow track) was put it in 1948 and widened in 1954. The State Electricity Commission would have milled logs from this area at their mill at Howman's Gap. The timber was used for building of housing and camps and provided a much needed resource as there was a general shortage of this commodity. The power station was relocated underground owing to repeated problems with landslides in the area. Restricted financial resources and the repositioning of the power station retarded construction activities and it was not completed until early 1961. An historical pictorial record of the type of machinery used in the 1950's - logging truck with bogie attached, the bull dozer and winch for hauling logs to the truck and note the lack of protective clothing!Black and white photograph showing a logging truck, bogie and bull dozer with winch for hauling the logs to the truck. Two men are on the truck, a driver on the bull dozer and a large log on the bogie. Hand written on the back of photo "Logging at McKay Creek".logging, mckay creek, timber, machinery -
Port of EchucaMachine - Log Winch, Early 1920
... Log Winch...The log winch is a rare and unusual item of considerable interest in the context of the Echuca and Murray River Red Gum industry The winch is of historical significance for its association with the Evans Sawmill from early to mid-twentieth century, It helps demonstrate the role of the industry in the exploitation of the Murray River red gum timber, the process of converting the forests to a saleable commodity and the relationship between the industry the river Echuca township and the transport facilities of the wharf, paddlesteamers and the railway,...There was also a rod control to regulate the winch engine and boiler. Machine Log Winch Evans Brothers Sawmill ...The log winch is a rare and unusual item of considerable interest in the context of the Echuca and Murray River Red Gum industry The winch is of historical significance for its association with the Evans Sawmill from early to mid-twentieth century, It helps demonstrate the role of the industry in the exploitation of the Murray River red gum timber, the process of converting the forests to a saleable commodity and the relationship between the industry the river Echuca township and the transport facilities of the wharf, paddlesteamers and the railway,The log winch is a rare and unusual item of considerable interest in the context of the Echuca and Murray River Red Gum industry, and the transport industry of Victoria,The structure is composed of red gum timber with four main posts with diagonal braces supporting a cog system and winch cable on the drive shaft at the top of the structure There is a platform on one side of the structure to enable the operator to reach the operating levers. There was also a rod control to regulate the winch engine and boiler. -
Otway Districts Historical SocietyPhotograph, Brucker, Powneys Cutting being excavated, c.1902, c.1902
... They then laid a tramway in a northerly direction along the original alignment of Charley's Creek road to the top of Powneys Cutting, 1.8 km from Ferguson, where a log winch was sited. This powerful winch hauled carefully selected piles from the north-west. ...They then laid a tramway in a northerly direction along the original alignment of Charley's Creek road to the top of Powneys Cutting, 1.8 km from Ferguson, where a log winch was sited. This powerful winch hauled carefully selected piles from the north-west. ...Because of the vast quantity of piles for harbour works Pettit Bros. of Geelong arranged for an addition siding to be installed at Ferguson on the north side of the station in 1913. They then laid a tramway in a northerly direction along the original alignment of Charley's Creek road to the top of Powneys Cutting, 1.8 km from Ferguson, where a log winch was sited. This powerful winch hauled carefully selected piles from the north-west. Jim Facey and Jim, Ted and Tom Cashin formed a partnership to log an area along the Charley's Creek Road six kilometres from Ferguson, operating full-time from 1934. After leasing three Crown sites and cutting them out the partners shifted logging operations to Powneys farm, which they had purchased, and laid a log trail into the farm. The old road reserve was also purchased, and the log tram continued along the road reserve for one kilometre to Powneys Cutting. Logs were winched up to the tramline and despatched to the mill along the falling grade of the road.B/W. 201mm x 268mm. Powneys Cutting being excavated by four men, two men on either side of the slope, and a horse at the end of the line, in c.1902.ferguson; powneys cutting; tramways; powneys farm; pettit; jim facey; jim cashin; ted cashin; tom cashin; charley's creek road; -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (series) - Nomad Development Material - Collection of Vilem Gottlieb
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Fincher 1979 10 Bound book Nomad ASTA Nomad model N22S - Certification Report N22S2-21022 - Flight Test Certification Report - AF36 Documentation 1988 11 Bound book Nomad GAF GAF Project Report RN2/4 - Nomad N22 - Detail Specification - Part 1 Basic Aircraft 1973 12 Bound book Nomad GAF Nomad Aircraft - Model N22-B - With icing spray system fitted - Development flight test schedule 1978 13 Stapled book Nomad GAF N22B - Nomad Performance Summary for Air Taxi and Commercial Operations 14 Manila Folder Nomad Civil Aviation Authority (Commonwealth of Australia) Copy of Certificate of Approval for aeroplanes type known as GAF models N2, N22, N22B, N22C, N22S, N24 and N24A 1992 15 Nomad Photograph of a Nomad with what looks like smoke underneath 16 Nomad GAF Brochure - STRETCHED Nomad N24 17 Suspension folder General Motors - Allison Gas Turbine Operations Engineering Department Report No.11910A - Instructions for the use of a program, in the form of a source deck of digital computer cards, tape, or floppy diskette to calculate steady state performance of the Allison Gas Turbine Model 250-B17E Turboprop Engine 1987 18 General Motors - Allison Gas Turbine Operations Supplement 1 to the above 19 Fax - very feint - From: Woodward Governor Company Small Aircraft Controls - To: Hawker Pacific - About: propellor synchrophasing systems availability 1992 20 Various pages, some handwritten or faxed about engines, propellor synchronising, and installation charts 1987 21 Manila Folder Nomad Newspaper article: Another Nomad Scare 22 Bulldog Newspaper article: Undercarriage Jams on Test Flight - The Daily Telegraph 1976 23 Jetstream Photograph of a Jetstream 24 Nomad GAF/Department of Productivity Memo re Nomad Ground Training Certificate awarded to Vilem K Gottlieb 25 Avalon Memo congratulating V K Gottlieb on successfully passing the Avalon B17B Engine Course 1978 26 Nomad ASTA Aircraft Weighing Summary - N22B - VH-AUN 1992 27 ASTA/Litton Systems Canada Ltd Fax - very feint - USCS Radar Trials 1990 28 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail GA18 Bill of Material 2011 29 ASTA Instrument of Appointment - delegate Patrick Larcey 2002 30 Certificate of Competency in Winching Operations for Endorsement in a Helicopter Winch Operator’s/Aircrewman’s Log Book 1986 31 CASA Email: Mod 953 SB 2008 32 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail: Nomad Technical Publications - Flight manuals for the Mod N953 2011 33 Gippsland Aeronautics Publication “What’s News at GippsAero” Issue 13 October 2012 2011 34 A page from an illustrated parts catalogue - Figure 8 Flap Control, Actuation, Post-Mod N953 35 Nomad A page from a Nomad - Series N24 Maintenance Manual 36 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail re BOM creation for GA18 2011 37 Nomad Nomad N24A - Draft list of composite parts and accompanying handwritten notes 38 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Nomad product support - Service bulletins 2009 39 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Email asking for document listing the major modifications and customer options 40 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Handwritten notes about spare parts 41 Jetstream Jetstream CEntral Jetstream 31 Commuter Performance Information 42 Nomad Avalon Aircraft Weighing Summary - N24A-60 - ZK-NMD 43 Photograph of a Learjet cockpit 44 Photograph of a cabin of an unknown aircraft - could be the Learjet in the previous photo 45 Manila Folder ASTA Newspaper article: ASTA bids for $500m Orion deal 46 Newspaper article: re Hornet fighter jet rescue helicopter 47 Newspaper article: ASTA returns profit despite poor times 48 Newspaper article: Government to sell ASTA 49 Newspaper employment ad: ASTA Defence - Integrated Logistics Support Personnel 50 Newspaper article: ASTA to cut staff 51 Newspaper employment ad: Test Pilot at the Flying Operations Airworthiness Division (DoT) 52 GAF Job application: Flight Test Observer (No.138) 1976 53 Australian High Commission Letter re recruitment for GAF position 1977 54 Australian High Commission Letter re interview for GAF position 1977 55 Australian High Commission Letter advising of successful application for GAF position 1977 56 Australian High Commission Letter re successful medical examination 1977 57 Australian High Commission Memos regarding start date in Australia 1977 58 Memos confirming appointment as Deputy Chief Flight Test Engineer 1969 59 Australian Department of Foreign Affairs International Message Form: Nomad Icing UK 1978 60 Australian Consolate Advice re interview for application to migrate to Australia 1977 61 GAF Copy of a job ad for Flight Development Engineer 1984 62 GAF Memo: expressing interest in the Flight Development Engineer position 1984 63 GAF Memo: acknowledgement of above memo expressing interest in the Flight Development Engineer position 1984 64 Menu: 94th Aero Squadron - 1st Pursuit Group - unsure of the specific event 65 Avalon Memo: GAF Helicopter Crew - Compensation/Insurance and Additional Payments 1986 66 Aeronautical Development Associates Ltd Letter and list of installation projects 1983 67 Certificate of Competency in Winching Operations for Endorsement in a Helicopter Winch Operator’s/Aircrewman’s Log Book - DoT Air Navigation Orders on Air Service Operations - Helicopter winching and rappelling operations 1986 68 ASTA Memo: appointment of George Stuart to the position of CEO 1987 69 ASTA Various letters and memos re termination of employment and retrenchment 70 GAF Duty Statement - Senior Technical Officer (Engineering) Grade 2 1973 71 Nomad ASTA Letter to Field Aviation Company Limited requesting support services as required for Nomad N22S-164 1988 72 GAF Letter to Avalon Workforce: re GAF ceasing operations on 30/6, recommencing operations as ASTA on 1/7 1987 73 GAF Attached to #72 a copy of a newspaper obituary - GAF passing away! ...Fincher 1979 10 Bound book Nomad ASTA Nomad model N22S - Certification Report N22S2-21022 - Flight Test Certification Report - AF36 Documentation 1988 11 Bound book Nomad GAF GAF Project Report RN2/4 - Nomad N22 - Detail Specification - Part 1 Basic Aircraft 1973 12 Bound book Nomad GAF Nomad Aircraft - Model N22-B - With icing spray system fitted - Development flight test schedule 1978 13 Stapled book Nomad GAF N22B - Nomad Performance Summary for Air Taxi and Commercial Operations 14 Manila Folder Nomad Civil Aviation Authority (Commonwealth of Australia) Copy of Certificate of Approval for aeroplanes type known as GAF models N2, N22, N22B, N22C, N22S, N24 and N24A 1992 15 Nomad Photograph of a Nomad with what looks like smoke underneath 16 Nomad GAF Brochure - STRETCHED Nomad N24 17 Suspension folder General Motors - Allison Gas Turbine Operations Engineering Department Report No.11910A - Instructions for the use of a program, in the form of a source deck of digital computer cards, tape, or floppy diskette to calculate steady state performance of the Allison Gas Turbine Model 250-B17E Turboprop Engine 1987 18 General Motors - Allison Gas Turbine Operations Supplement 1 to the above 19 Fax - very feint - From: Woodward Governor Company Small Aircraft Controls - To: Hawker Pacific - About: propellor synchrophasing systems availability 1992 20 Various pages, some handwritten or faxed about engines, propellor synchronising, and installation charts 1987 21 Manila Folder Nomad Newspaper article: Another Nomad Scare 22 Bulldog Newspaper article: Undercarriage Jams on Test Flight - The Daily Telegraph 1976 23 Jetstream Photograph of a Jetstream 24 Nomad GAF/Department of Productivity Memo re Nomad Ground Training Certificate awarded to Vilem K Gottlieb 25 Avalon Memo congratulating V K Gottlieb on successfully passing the Avalon B17B Engine Course 1978 26 Nomad ASTA Aircraft Weighing Summary - N22B - VH-AUN 1992 27 ASTA/Litton Systems Canada Ltd Fax - very feint - USCS Radar Trials 1990 28 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail GA18 Bill of Material 2011 29 ASTA Instrument of Appointment - delegate Patrick Larcey 2002 30 Certificate of Competency in Winching Operations for Endorsement in a Helicopter Winch Operator’s/Aircrewman’s Log Book 1986 31 CASA Email: Mod 953 SB 2008 32 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail: Nomad Technical Publications - Flight manuals for the Mod N953 2011 33 Gippsland Aeronautics Publication “What’s News at GippsAero” Issue 13 October 2012 2011 34 A page from an illustrated parts catalogue - Figure 8 Flap Control, Actuation, Post-Mod N953 35 Nomad A page from a Nomad - Series N24 Maintenance Manual 36 Gippsland Aeronautics Email trail re BOM creation for GA18 2011 37 Nomad Nomad N24A - Draft list of composite parts and accompanying handwritten notes 38 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Nomad product support - Service bulletins 2009 39 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Email asking for document listing the major modifications and customer options 40 Nomad Gippsland Aeronautics Handwritten notes about spare parts 41 Jetstream Jetstream CEntral Jetstream 31 Commuter Performance Information 42 Nomad Avalon Aircraft Weighing Summary - N24A-60 - ZK-NMD 43 Photograph of a Learjet cockpit 44 Photograph of a cabin of an unknown aircraft - could be the Learjet in the previous photo 45 Manila Folder ASTA Newspaper article: ASTA bids for $500m Orion deal 46 Newspaper article: re Hornet fighter jet rescue helicopter 47 Newspaper article: ASTA returns profit despite poor times 48 Newspaper article: Government to sell ASTA 49 Newspaper employment ad: ASTA Defence - Integrated Logistics Support Personnel 50 Newspaper article: ASTA to cut staff 51 Newspaper employment ad: Test Pilot at the Flying Operations Airworthiness Division (DoT) 52 GAF Job application: Flight Test Observer (No.138) 1976 53 Australian High Commission Letter re recruitment for GAF position 1977 54 Australian High Commission Letter re interview for GAF position 1977 55 Australian High Commission Letter advising of successful application for GAF position 1977 56 Australian High Commission Letter re successful medical examination 1977 57 Australian High Commission Memos regarding start date in Australia 1977 58 Memos confirming appointment as Deputy Chief Flight Test Engineer 1969 59 Australian Department of Foreign Affairs International Message Form: Nomad Icing UK 1978 60 Australian Consolate Advice re interview for application to migrate to Australia 1977 61 GAF Copy of a job ad for Flight Development Engineer 1984 62 GAF Memo: expressing interest in the Flight Development Engineer position 1984 63 GAF Memo: acknowledgement of above memo expressing interest in the Flight Development Engineer position 1984 64 Menu: 94th Aero Squadron - 1st Pursuit Group - unsure of the specific event 65 Avalon Memo: GAF Helicopter Crew - Compensation/Insurance and Additional Payments 1986 66 Aeronautical Development Associates Ltd Letter and list of installation projects 1983 67 Certificate of Competency in Winching Operations for Endorsement in a Helicopter Winch Operator’s/Aircrewman’s Log Book - DoT Air Navigation Orders on Air Service Operations - Helicopter winching and rappelling operations 1986 68 ASTA Memo: appointment of George Stuart to the position of CEO 1987 69 ASTA Various letters and memos re termination of employment and retrenchment 70 GAF Duty Statement - Senior Technical Officer (Engineering) Grade 2 1973 71 Nomad ASTA Letter to Field Aviation Company Limited requesting support services as required for Nomad N22S-164 1988 72 GAF Letter to Avalon Workforce: re GAF ceasing operations on 30/6, recommencing operations as ASTA on 1/7 1987 73 GAF Attached to #72 a copy of a newspaper obituary - GAF passing away! ...Donation from Anna Gottlieb -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBook, The Goldfields and Mineral Districts of Victoria, 1980
... logs. He is standing on top of a platform made out of planks of wood and he is turning a handle on a hand winch to bring up a bucket....logs. He is standing on top of a platform made out of planks of wood and he is turning a handle on a hand winch to bring up a bucket. ...A history of the goldfields and mineral districts of VictoriaHardcover. Front cover has an illustration of a miner standing next to a hole in the ground which is surrounded by logs. He is standing on top of a platform made out of planks of wood and he is turning a handle on a hand winch to bring up a bucket.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold mining, gold mine, mineral resources, victoria, australia, history, robert brough smyth -
Narre Warren and District Family History GroupBook, Val Smith, Don (Ripper) Reid : story of an Upper Yarra Valley sawmiller, 1997
... logging area. Tramlines were used to bring timber from the mills to the railway. In the Upper Yarra Valley the tramlines were mostly horse drawn, or if it was too steep a combination of winches for lowering and then horse to complete the journey. ...Prior to 1901 the men working in the forests of the Upper Yarra Valley were mainly paling splitters and shingle cutters. When the Warburton-Lilydale Railway was completed in 1901, sawmilling became a major industry and one of the main employers in the Upper Yarra Valley. The railway enabled the sawmillers to get their timber to the Melbourne markets easily and economically. The mills were built, usually in the allotted logging area. Tramlines were used to bring timber from the mills to the railway. In the Upper Yarra Valley the tramlines were mostly horse drawn, or if it was too steep a combination of winches for lowering and then horse to complete the journey. Steam locomotives were used on the Powelltown to Yarra Junction tramline and Ezard-Richards' tramline at Starvation Creek. Donald Ambrose Reid has been a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, Shire Councillor, firefighter and friend but through it all a Sawmiller. This is Don Reid's story. A story of a sawmilling family. Don's memories also give an insight into the early history of Upper Yarra Valley and the changes that occurred in the sawmilling and logging industry. VAL SMITH 1996/97.non-fictionPrior to 1901 the men working in the forests of the Upper Yarra Valley were mainly paling splitters and shingle cutters. When the Warburton-Lilydale Railway was completed in 1901, sawmilling became a major industry and one of the main employers in the Upper Yarra Valley. The railway enabled the sawmillers to get their timber to the Melbourne markets easily and economically. The mills were built, usually in the allotted logging area. Tramlines were used to bring timber from the mills to the railway. In the Upper Yarra Valley the tramlines were mostly horse drawn, or if it was too steep a combination of winches for lowering and then horse to complete the journey. Steam locomotives were used on the Powelltown to Yarra Junction tramline and Ezard-Richards' tramline at Starvation Creek. Donald Ambrose Reid has been a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, Shire Councillor, firefighter and friend but through it all a Sawmiller. This is Don Reid's story. A story of a sawmilling family. Don's memories also give an insight into the early history of Upper Yarra Valley and the changes that occurred in the sawmilling and logging industry. VAL SMITH 1996/97.upper yarra valley (vic.), don reid, donald ambrose reid -
Port of EchucaColour Photograph, 04/03/1983
... The temporary slipway is clearly visible with a workman (possibly Kevin Hutchinson) standing at thelast log as the boat nears the waters' edge. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right. ...A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right front. Spectators line the banks of the ramp. Temporary slipway constructed of logs is clearly visible before the boat enters the water....The temporary slipway is clearly visible with a workman (possibly Kevin Hutchinson) standing at thelast log as the boat nears the waters' edge. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right. ...This coloured photograph shows the re-floating of the P. S. Adelaide on a soil ramp, being encouraged (rear entry) down the temporary slipway onto the river. The temporary slipway is clearly visible with a workman (possibly Kevin Hutchinson) standing at thelast log as the boat nears the waters' edge. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right. Spectators line the banks of the ramp. Part of a photo sequence no.P000041; P000045; P000046; P000047; P000048 of P. S. Adelaide re-floating.The re-floating of the P. S. Adelaide was a Significant community social event evident by the number of spectators in the photograph. The community had invested a great deal of time and money into re-floating the paddlesteamer. The newspaper covered the event in detail with a number of action shots as the boat made its rear entry from the temporary slipway onto the river. Part of a photo sequence no.P000041; P000045; P000046; P000047; P000048 of P. S. Adelaide re-floating.Colour photograph of the P. S. Adelaide on a soil ramp, being encouraged (rear entry) onto the river. A winching float and an outboard motor boat are at the right front. Spectators line the banks of the ramp. Temporary slipway constructed of logs is clearly visible before the boat enters the water. -
Port of EchucaPhotograph, 1984
... The P.S Adelaide is resting on a log platform with a winch attached to the front....The P.S Adelaide is resting on a log platform with a winch attached to the front. Photograph ...The P.S Adelaide was launched on 21st July 1866. It was owned by J.G.Grassie from Poon Boon Station and the Officer Family of Murray Downs Station Swan Hill. The Adelaide was named after the niece of the Officer Bros, Adelaide Blackwood. The shipwright who built her was George Linklater. The Adelaide brought wool and passengers from the wool stations on the Murray and Darling Rivers down to the Echuca Wharf. In 1872 she was sold to David Blair & Sons. She was used to bring timber from the Barmah Forest to the Echuca Wharf. She did this work for the next 80 years. In 1953 she was tied up near the Mill and left. In 1958 she went to Paringa South Australia to work in the sawmill industry again. In 1960 the Echuca Apex Club and The Echuca Historical Society raised enough funds to buy the P.S. Adelaide and return her to Echuca. In November 1963 she was lifted out of the water and placed in Hopwood Gardens as this was thought to be a way of preserving her. In 1984 it was decided to return her to the water to resume work as a passenger vessel. In that time the Port of Echuca and the Echuca Wharf had been restored as a Tourist Precinct. This photograph shows the beginning of the task to return her to the river. It took several weeks in March and April 1984.The P.S Adelaide is extremely significant as it it the oldest known wooden hulled paddle steamers in the world. She was built in Echuca in 1866 and still operates on the Murray River today. She has worked in the Wool Industry, the Timber Industry and the Tourist Industry.Colour photograph of the P.S Adelaide, having been hauled out and dry-docked. The P.S Adelaide is resting on a log platform with a winch attached to the front.p.s. adelaide, grassie, j.g, port of echuca, linklater, george, poon boon station, blair, david, murray river, darling river, logging industry, officer brothers., barmah forest, fulton & shaw, hutchinson, kevin, murray downs station, blackwood, adelaide, 1866, 1984 -
Department of Energy, Environment and Climate ActionWashington Winch - identification Plate
... Bulldozers and powerful logging trucks eventually made steam and the Washington Winch redundant. ...Bulldozers and powerful logging trucks eventually made steam and the Washington Winch redundant. ...The Washington Winch sits deep in the forest east of Swifts Creek and is the last one of its particular type left in Australia. It was made by the Washington Iron Works company in Seattle. This unique winch was one of two machines imported in 1920 to operate in the Karri forests of WA. Both machines were later purchased by the Forests Commission after the 1939 bushfires for salvage logging at Toorongo to drive elaborate "high lead" cable systems. This particular machine was later sold to Jack Ezard from Swifts Creek in 1959 where it operated on its current site until about 1961. The fate of the second machine is unknown. It was possibly cannibalised for parts. The Ezards were innovative sawmillers who introduced high lead logging into Victoria. They had owned and operated sawmills in the Warburton area from 1907, before shifting to Erica in Gippsland in 1932. Bulldozers and powerful logging trucks eventually made steam and the Washington Winch redundant. The winch is listed on the State Heritage Register. Only one of its kindBrass identification plate recovered from the Washington Winch near Swifts Creek 21 cm in diameter11 x 14 refers to the double drums The serial number is assumed to be 3832forest harvesting
