Adelaide Timber company
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Adelaide Timber company was a family saw mill company that had timber mills, and timber railway lines across a number of locations in Australia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Australia as part of the Shepherdson family business:
- Mount Barker, South AustraliaSouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(1850 - 1860 ?) - Springhill, Victoria (Australia)Victoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
(1862 - 1877 ?) - Adelaide, South Australia (hills to east) (1878 - 1894 ?)
- Gugeri's Siding on Mundaring Weir railway line (1895 - 1900's ?)
- Greenbushes, Western AustraliaGreenbushes, Western AustraliaGreenbushes is a timber and mining town located in the South West region of Western Australia.-History:Greenbushes was founded as a mining town in 1888 following a surveyor's discovery of tin in 1886. Greenbushes was named after the bright green bushes that contrasted against the grey eucalyptus...
(1899 -1909) - Wilga, Western AustraliaWilga, Western AustraliaWilga is a small town located between Donnybrook and Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.A railway between Donnybrook and Boyup Brook was opened in 1908 with Wilga originating as a railway siding. Built to serve the Adelaide Timber company the forested area around the town was...
(1908-1984) - East Witchcliffe (1929)