Origins
Origins
An article from 1936 in The Journal announcing a new paper mill is to be built within 2 years (1)
APM tender for contractors, a similar advertisement attracted Lindsay Crawford during the 1950s (2)
Article showing how workers split logs with explosives, a regular task undertaken by Lindsay Crawford (3)
Article on APM starting to grow pine plantations for pulp at Longford (4)
Bill McDonald and Ian Leeson at Mt Baldhead (5)
Ian and Jessie Leeson with their sons Greg, Garry and Rex 1954 (6)
Lindsay Crawford loading hardwood billets at Bairnsdale 1960 (7)
Ian Leeson driving his truck at Bullumwaal (8)
Ian and Jessie Leeson on their wedding day 1947 (9)
Ian and Jessie Leeson with their dog at Hopetoun Rd Drouin in 1947 (10)
Dozer driver Bill McDonald loading saw logs onto Ian Leeson's truck for Cuthbert and Richards mill in Bullumwaal (11)
Ian Leeson's truck at Bullumwaal in 1950 (12)
A new saw mill is announced in the Bairnsdale Advertiser (13)
Cuthbertson and Richards’ new saw mill in the Bairnsdale Advertiser (14)
Birth notice for Garry Leeson (15)
Greg, Rex & Garry Leeson (16)
Rex, Greg & Garry Leeson (17)
Ian, Jessie & Greg Leeson standing in front of Ian Leeson's truck in 1949 (18)
Image References
(1-4) Australian Paper Manufacturers, Maryvale Mill : a part of the valley landscape for 50 years, 1937-1987 : the 50th anniversary of APM's Maryvale Mill by John Davidson
(5-12) Garry Leeson collection
(13) Bairnsdale Advertiser Nov 3 1958
(14) Bairnsdale Advertiser Oct 16 1950
(15) Bairnsdale Advertiser 1952
(16-18) Garry Leeson collection