Woodlines of WA Goldfields: Phil Bianchi

The woodline companies and workers played a crucial role in the establishment of the WA goldfields, by providing cheap and readily available fuel for boilers and electricity generation.

The scale of the woodlines was truly extraordinary, with 21.6 million tons of firewood and timber cut and delivered between 1900 and 1964. A total of 3.04 million hectares, almost half the size of Tasmania (6.8 million ha.), was clear felled to supply firewood and timber to goldfields mines and businesses.

By 1910 an average of 550,000 tons of firewood was being delivered annually and over 1,000 people, mostly migrants, were employed.

We invite you to come and listen to local historian & author Phil Bianchi OAM talk about the history of the Woodlines of the WA Goldfields. [Photograph courtesy Harry Frank.]

Wednesday 15th February 2023 @ 10.00  - 11.30 am

Local History Centre, 99 Loftus Street, Leederville

Morning tea will be provided

 Book online. A free ticketed event, bookings essential.