Timber railway lines of Western Australia

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Timber railway lines of Western Australia

The network of railway lines in Western Australia associated with the timber and firewood industries is as old as the mainline railway system of the former Western Australian Government Railways system. The timber industry relied predominantly upon the Jarrah forests of the Darling Range and the Karri forests of the Southwest Australia region.

Contents 1 Timber Industry 2 Firewood Industry 3 Main reference 4 Further reading 5 See also

[edit] Timber Industry

• Millars Empire
• Bunning Brothers
• State Saw Mills
• Adelaide Timber company
• Kauri Timber Company

[edit] Firewood Industry

• Kalgoorlie Woodlines

[edit] Main reference

• Gunzburg, Adrian and Austin, Jeff (2008) Rails through the Bush: Timber and Firewood Tramways and Railway Contractors of Western Australia Perth, W.A. Rail Heritage WA. ISBN 978-0-9803922-2-7

[edit] Further reading

• Fall, V. G. (1972) Cargoes of jarrah. History of the jarrah timber trade in W.A. and of the ships which carried jarrah cargoes. Includes a detailed account of one voyage of the Monkbarns. Early days, Vol. 7, pt. 4 (1972), p. 39-65

[edit] See also

• Jarrah Forest