HISTORY OF FORESTRY IN NSW 1788 TO1988 by T.C. GRANT

HISTORY OF FORESTRY IN NSW 1788 TO 1988 by T.C. GRANT

This comprehensive book is available for purchase from State Forests of NSW, Locked Bag 23 Pennant Hills NSW 2120. phone (02) 9980 4100.

It is illustrated with over 170 photographs selected by the author from many thousands in the Forestry Commission of NSW and other collections.

About the Author

Thomas Charles Grant was born in Cowra, New South Wales on 6 April 1913. He joined the Forestry Commission of New South Wales in 1937 as a Forester and served in that capacity at Dorrigo, Coffs Harbour, Casino, Kempsey, Urbenville and Kyogle. In 1947 he was promoted to Senior Forester and was transferred to Casino. Mr Grant was promoted to District Forester for the Glen Innes District in 1952 and became District Forester for the Sydney District in 1960. He was transferred to the Head Office in 1968 and became the Assistant Resources Officer then Resources Officer in 1969, Land Classification Officer in 1971, and Deputy Chief of the Lands Administration Division in 1972. Mr. Grant retired from the Forestry Commission in 1978.

The author had a lifetime career with the Forestry Commission and was highly regarded by everyone he knew. His dedication to the cause of forestry and forest conservation has had great benefit to the State of New South Wales for without the appropriate laws and true conservation minded individuals with the power to dedicate, conserve and control the natural forest estate as either as State Forests, National Forests, Timber Reserves, Forest Reserves, Flora Reserves or National Parks we would not be in the enviable position of having the considerable areas of natural forest we have today.

Tom Grant knew the forest estate of NSW as well as anyone. The task of ensuring it's future was paramount to him whether it was taking decisive action to reserve a unique area or to spend countless hours protecting it from bushfire or to ensure that logging was done in a sustainable manner.

Chapter 1 The Forestry Commission of New South Wales
Administrative Organisation
  Administration Division
  Marketing Division
  Management Planning Division
  Forest Operations Division
  Division of Forest Management
  Lands Administration Division
  Wood Technology and Forest Research Division
  Regions and Districts
The Commissioners
  J.E. Brown (Director General of Forests)
  R.D. Hay
  N.W. Jolly
  E.H.F. Swain
  E.L. S. Hudson
  W.D. Muir
  F.M. Bailey
  J.L. Henry
  S.W. Gentle
The Secretaries
Officers and Employees
Forestry Training
Forestry Conservancy from 1876 to 1916 — Forestry Branch

Chapter 2 Licensing, Royalty and Finance
Licenses and Royalty
  Early Orders Controlling Timber Getting and Preservation
  Timber License Regulations from 1st January 1851
  Timber Cutting Regulations from 1st November 1861
  Regulations from 20th July 1864
  Regulations from 31st December 1866
  Regulations from 28th August 1875
  Timber Regulations from 1st October 1878
  State Forest and Timber Regulations of 2nd January 1885
  Timber, State Forest and Quarry Regulations from 20th August 1885 ..
  Timber, State Forest and Quarry Regulations from 2nd December 1889 .
  Timber and Quarry Regulations of 22nd March 1895
  Timber and Quarry Regulations of 1st July 1902
  Timber and Quarry Regulations of 1st February 1903
  Forestry Act 1909 and Regulations thereunder
  Forestry Act 1916 and Regulations thereunder
Revenue and Expenditure for Forestry in N.S.W

Chapter 3 Forest Land Tenure
State Forests and Timber Reserves
Flora Reserves
Leasehold Lands
Western Division

Chapter 4 The Native Forest Resource
Hardwood Forests of the North Coast
Hardwood Forests of the South Coast
Hardwood Forests of the Northern Tablelands
Hardwood Forests of the Southern Tablelands
Ironbark Forests of the Inland
River Red Gum Forests
Cypress Pine Forests
Rainforests
Red Cedar

Chapter 5 Native Resource Management
Survey and Assessment
Management Plans
Forest Roads
Silvicultural Research
Forest Recreation
Grazing in State Forests and Timber Reserves
Use of State Forests for Miscellaneous Purposes
Bee Farming
Banana Growing

Chapter 6 Plantation Forestry
Experimental Plantations 1882 to 1920
  Wattle Plantations
  Red Cedar Plantations
  Plantations of Miscellaneous Species
Pinus radiata
Pinus Plantations
  Pinus Plantations established from 1912 to 1939
  Pinus Plantations established since 1947
Pinus Marketing
Hoop Pine Plantations
Eucalypt Plantations
Private Forests
  Private Plantations
  Farm Woodlot Loan Scheme
  Natural Private Forests
Australian Forestry Council
Nurseries
Afforestation Camps
  Tuncurry
  Milia
  Mount Mitchell
  Brookfield
  Oberon
  Leslie Nott
  Kirkconnel
  Newnes

Chapter 7 Bushfires and their Control
Bushfires
Firebreaks
Fireroads
Firetrails
Top Disposal and Control Burning
Fire Towers
Fire Patrols
Firefighting Equipment
Communications
Aircraft
Fire Control Schools

Chapter 8 Forest Products Based Industries
Sawn and Hewn Timber
  Sawmills
  Sleepers
  Poles
  Piles
  Girders
  Mining Timber
Firewood
Wood Chips
Reconstituted Products
  Hardboards
  Particleboard
  Medium Density Fibreboard
  Caneite
  Plywood
  Paper
Miscellaneous Industries
  Wattle Bark for Tanning
  Eucalyptus Oil
  Tea Tree Oil
  Drug Extraction from Trees
    Hyoscine and Hyoscyamine
  Rutin
  Charcoal
Timber Inspection
Imports and Exports of Forest Products

Chapter 9 Logging Methods
Log Felling
Log Snigging
Log Transport
Logging Tramways

Chapter 10 Destruction and Conservation
Ringbarking
Forest Conservation

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