FILM AUSTRALIA COLLECTION

Tree falling to camera. Opening titles introducing forests of South West Australia growing Jarrah and Karri trees. Single man with axe at base of tree, track up. Two timber cutters cutting wedge in base of huge tree with axes. Men sawing tree with double handled saw. Tree falls. Location sound, captions, no commentary Quicktime clip available.

Tilt up along fallen tree (Jarrah or Karri hardwood). Two men cutting up tree with portable motor saws . Bullock teams through forest hauling rope. Huge log being hauled, snigging, using winches and bulldozer. Horse teams (18 horses) pulling huge log on wheels through forest. Location sound, captions, no commentary Quicktime clip available.

Huge Jarrah or Karri log rolled onto tracks. Small train hauling logs through forest. Train arrives at timber mill. Logs rolling down slope from train to mill. Cutting logs with steam driven saw, huge cut logs being rolled onto small train wagon. Large log sawn in half at mill, man hammering in wedges to split log, halves roll down. Man cutting planks and blocks of wood for use as railway sleepers. CU circular saw. Location sound, captions, no commentary. Quicktime clip available.

Tilt up along fallen tree (Jarrah or Karri hardwood). Two men cutting up tree with portable motor saws . Bullock teams through forest hauling rope. Huge log being hauled, snigging, using winches and bulldozer. Horse teams (18 horses) pulling huge log on wheels through forest. Location sound, captions, no commentary Quicktime clip available.