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Photograph - H. Waterhouse Sawmill, 1980

  • A square analogue colour photograph depicting a sawmill with mountains in the background.

    H. Waterhouse Sawmill Obverse

  • The reverse of a photograph, with handwriting in blue pen and a printed serial number.

    H. Waterhouse Sawmill Reverse

  • A square analogue colour photograph depicting a sawmill with mountains in the background.
  • The reverse of a photograph, with handwriting in blue pen and a printed serial number.

Historical information

H. Waterhouse ran his sawmill at Fairy Dell Road, Monbulk for decades, at least from 1949 (when he is known to have purchased a steam engine now residing in the National Steam Centre) until after this photograph was taken in 1980. Forestry was a major industry in the region for over a century, supplying Melbourne with timber from its earliest days into the late 20th century.

Significance

The H. Waterhouse Sawmill was a significant site for the industry and economy of late 20th century Monbulk.

Physical description

A small analogue colour photograph depicting a sawmill, with several piles of cut timber around a yard with several sheds and vehicles visible. The foreground is occupied by an unpaved road and a grassy field in front of the sawmill; in the rear trees and a mountain rise above the sawmill. There are minimal marks over the sky.

Inscriptions & markings

Reverse, handwritten: "H. Waterhouse / Sawmill / Fairy Dell / 1980"
Printed number: "0040002"

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