Historical information

This photograph was probably taken at the site of McKay Creek Power Station. Excavation of this site did not commence until 1951 but road access(a narrow track) was provided in 1948 and widened in 1954. The logs would have been milled for timber at the State Electricity Commission's mill at Howman's Gap and thus provided a much needed source of timber for construction of camps and houses as there was a general of shortage of this commodity. Because of trouble with landslides in this area, a decision was made to place the machine hall of the power station underground instead of on the surface. Restricted financial resources and the repositioning of the power station retarded construction activities and it was not completed until early 1961..

Significance

An excellent pictorial record of the general working conditions, type of machinery and vehicles in use in the 1950/s.

Physical description

Black and white photograph showing logging equipment, fallen logs.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten on the back of the photograph "Logging at McKay Creek)