Hampshire wood chip mill

The formation of Bush Watch in Tasmania and its direct links with Surrey Hills

24 March 2023 24 March 2023 / 10 Comments

Bush Watch is a community policing initiative which encourages bush users to report unusual or suspicious activities. It was set up like Neighbourhood Watch to deal with the spate of sabotage on equipment, logs etc. The Bush Watch idea was first developed by the now defunct Forest Protection Society (FPS). FPS started from humble beginnings …

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Morris “Mort” Bloom – my career with AFH

26 August 2022 26 August 2022 / 19 Comments

This month is a guest blog from Morris “Mort” Bloom. Some of my most memorable days in the bush were marking road lines with Mort. My role was to source timber mostly from private property for the logging contractors under my supervision. Some were easily accessible across grass paddocks in the summer. However, the wet …

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A lost opportunity or a wise decision – the plans for a smelter on Surrey (or Hampshire) Hills

24 December 2021 25 June 2022 / 1 Comment

After European settlement, Surrey and Hampshire Hills were utilised for grazing and farming under the ownership of the Van Diemen’s Land Company (VDL Co.). The only significant industrial development on those estates was the construction of the Emu Bay Railway. After ownership changed hands to companies associated with Associated Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM), the …

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