Bert Royal with an echidna

EXTRACT FROM UNKNOWN DIARY MAILED TO JIM COMMINS BY JACK TREASURE

VOICE OF THE MOUNTAINS, EDITION 28, 2005

A RESERVED ACCOUNTANT LEARNS THE FINE ART OF FAST TALKING

Ray Murphy’s racing family celebrate ‘Doolam Gem’s” win – with Ray and Ann, Tony and Jessica Lawless joined by Gay, Peter, Ellen, Francis, Adrian and Timothy McSweeney. Mansfield Boxing Day race meeting.

Christensen’s Sawmill – Saw

Petrol/service Station – Woods Point

Sheepyard Flat – Bob Greenway at the base of the chimney at the old mine site. Photograph taken by Bob’s son Robert Greenway.

HORSES ATTRACTED BIG CROWD

High Street, Mansfield. North side looking east.

Shed behind Dodemaide’s home, Tolmie

WHY OUR STRIKEN FARMERS ARE IN REVOLT

Strahan and Davies Sawmill, Tanjil Breen. Log going through breaking down saw 1944

Jim and Edwina Eddy with Ivan Campbell hosing down a small fire.

John Barrow – Heather Matthew

Ashfield Sawmill, 1996, last days before closing down. Log deck – Shane Foots.

Irene (Rene) Reardon with kangaroo at “Westella” Mansfield.

High Street, Mansfield

CATTLE OR WILDERNESS, BIRREL RESIGNS, FAIR DINKUM

MCAV CORRESPONDENCE – OUTWARDS. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE HON MR E WALKER, SHADOW MINISTER FOR CONSERVATION, FROM J COMMINS, PRESIDENT MCAV.