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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 30, 1966
Page
2
Premier Askin opens Timber Week in Sydney with Minister Sievers as Australia’s timber and plywood sectors highlight its vast role. The industry fuels housing construction, supports machinery, sawmilling and woodworking, and attracts large capital investments.
The report notes 27000 acres of pines in the Territory and outlines wood uses in Canberra, including fence posts and poles. It covers forestry operations, plantings, and a shift to treated radiata pine for poles with an estimated 50 year life, plus growth in timber output and management under ACT authorities.
Timber growing in Australia expanded with plantations covering about 74.7 million acres, led by radiata pine in South Australia. Western Australia and Victoria added substantial woodlands. Conifer plantations now yield over 30 million cubic feet annually, with 8,704 forestry workers as of June 30, 1964. Timber output in 1963-64 reached about 4.495 billion board feet.
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