Sawmilling in the Mansfield District

Sawmilling has long been a part of Mansfield's way of life. The sawmilling industry has boosted Mansfield's economy, providing many valuable jobs.

This, however, was not always the case. Once the timber around the Mirimbah area was thought useless, and farmers were compelled by law to ringbark trees on their land, with the object in view of clearing the whole of the area for agricultural purposes. Thus, the Australian Government unwittingly threw away a substantial amount of money in the form of timber. After this error was corrected, a prosperous timber industry grew.

With the timber industry once being of such importance in the Mansfield area, we have decided to once again record a selection of stories and histories of the industry, by former sawmillers and their families.

The only changes made to the original have been made for the purpose of updating the material. Spelling of "Mirimbah Mirrimbah" has been left as it appeared in the original stories.

35 pages = A4 Printed & Bound