This map is based solely on information generously provided by Mike McCarthy, who is a member of the Light Rail Research Society of Australia and the author of several books related to Victoria’s history of sawmilling, and the use of tramlines to move sawlogs to mills and sawn timber to market. It has been prepared by digitizing four maps provided by Mike. All of the maps overlap to some extent, and the image below shows the areas of each map from which data have been extracted.

This map is based solely on information generously provided by Mike McCarthy, who is a member of the Light Rail Research Society of Australia and the author of several books related to Victoria’s history of sawmilling, and the use of tramlines to move sawlogs to mills and sawn timber to market. It has been prepared by digitizing eight maps provided by Mike. The maps overlap to some extent and the image below shows the areas of each map from which data have largely been extracted.

This map combines Mike McCarthy's data from the above Erica, Tyers etc. map and the West Gippsland Plus map. Where dates are available, the five year periods within which a sawmill existed on a given site have been used to classify sawmill locations through time. A sawmill that existed for one year only will still be shown as present in the relevant five year period.

This map is based upon tramline data prepared by Colin Harvey, and other locations from a 1970 FCV Map prepared by M Wade. Have confidence in the tramline routes, but the sawmill location information needs to be checked. It is however, useful as an indicator of the extent of timber harvesting in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

See also: Mount Disappointment Forest

With a lot of assistance from many FCRPA Members, the map below shows the location, as best we know them, of Victoria's forest nurseries from 1872 onwards.

See also: Forest Nurseries

With a lot of assistance from Bryan Rees, the map below shows the location of past and present firebombing bases.

See also: Firebombing

This map shows the locations of forestry camps across Victoria that came into being for a variety of reasons. There will undoubtedly be camp locations that are not recorded here. Please let us know of others of which you are aware.

This map is based on a map that was included in the Victorian Handbook prepared by the FCV for the Empire forestry Conference 1928.

FCV Districts, Forest Reserves & Crown Land 1943

FCV Fire Towers and Radio Facilities 1978

This map, produced by the FCV Draughting Branch, shows the locations of fire towers, radio stations and firebombing bases in 1978. Download to display full size.

This map is based upon the original maps and notes of JA McKinty, and it covers his reconnaissance work of 1940 and 1941 in what would become the FCV's Heyfield District.

See also: Jim McKinty - Forest Assessor

This map is connected with this story about Heyfield from the 1940s onwards.

Central Highlands 1965

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Mount Cole State Forest

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Grampians 1981

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Macalister Watershed 1959

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Gunbower Island

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Whipstick Forest

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