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SECONDHAND BOOK – EX-LIBRARY
A unique history of the Warburton District.
From the Introduction:
“Located in the hills 47 miles east of Melbourne, only a short distance from the now abandoned Lilydale – Warburton broad gauge railway is the site of the Britannia Creek Wood Distillation Works – the only commercial undertaking of its type in Australia. It formed an important part of the organisation known as Cuming, Smith & Co. and holds a unique position within the timber history of Victoria. Though the Company operated several other undertakings than that at Britannia Creek, it was their progressive attitude to the extraction of useful chemicals from wood via the distillation process that brought them considerable international publicity.
A study of this isolated rural industry and its people provides an intriguing and unique insight into just how little permanent impact an industry can have on the environment.”
Specifications:
Condition: Fair – ex-library book, contains library labelling/stamps, general wear, yellowing.
Publisher: APW Productions
Year: 1986
Format: Paperback
Pages: 131pp
ISBN: 0949732265
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