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Woodline strike between 1 July through to 14 August 1919 over the attempt at post war reduction of wages for workers. The strike brought the goldmines of Kalgoorlie to a standstill as a
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State Saw Mills Nos. 2 & 3 : locality plan of mills. State Saw Mills, Scale . 50 ft.= 1 in. Oriented with north-northwest to bottom of map. Shows location of
Sawmills 2 & 3 at Pemberton, W.A. and the workers housing, types of buildings and layout, including railway tracks. in
714:. Account of 1999 expedition to locate remains of various firewood company railways in the Eastern Goldfields.Lakewood Firewood Company. West Australian Goldfields Firewood Supply Co. Pty. Ltd. Kalgoorlie & Boulder Firewood Co. Light railways No. 147 (June 1999), p. 10 - 13
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Lakewood Firewood Co. Pty. Ltd (LFC) which took over the WAGFS on 12 August 1948. The LFC was owned by a conglomeration of various firewood customers in the Kalgoorlie region. Operations ceased and the last train of firewood was delivered on 22 December
531:(W.A.) & Workers Information and Research Centre (W.A.) (1985). In The Timber industry in the south west of Western Australia : a preliminary investigation from early days to 1984. The Campaign and the Centre, Perth
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In many cases, timber/sawmilling/logging companies were family businesses, and as a consequence operations continued over time through family relationships, which in turn had effect on timber railway operations.
1002:. 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
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Murray, J (1982-12). The
Kalgoorlie woodline strikes 1919-1920: a study of conflict within the working class . In Studies in Western Australian History. (5), 22-37.
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Ednie-Brown, J (1996). In Report on the forests of
Western Australia, their description, utilisation and proposed further management. Government Printer, Perth, W.A
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they sustained a population of railway and timber workers in mainly temporary railway networks that moved regularly from the early twentieth century to the 1960s.
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Saunders, S.J. (1956) The history of the woodlines and their association with the gold mining industry - address to members of the W.A. Historical
Society
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Coleman Davies, Early Days", Journal & Proceedings of the Royal Western Australian Historical Society, Vol.6, Part 8, 1969
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Locomotive on the Private Timber Lines in the South West of Western Australia". ARHS Bulletin No.297, July 1962
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from the W.A. Govt. Railways by the Timber Co. and once a year this trolley had to be run all over the line and spurs to measure the distance."
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Nicholas, Marilyn (1984-12). An historical outline of the timber industry in Western Australia. In Social Sciences Forum. 10 (2), 22-29.
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Locomotive named Rockingham shunts wagons at Jarradale yard when under ownership of the Jarrahdale Jarrah Forests and Railways Limited
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Kalgoorlie woodlines were lines that spread throughout the
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Imperial Jarrah Wood Corporation (Mills at Newlands and
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Thesis (B.A.,Hons.) - University of Western Australia.
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662:– via National Library of Australia.
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366:; Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (2008),
343:; Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff (1997),
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602:Adelaide Timber Company tramways
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