

Our forest historyFPQ is proud to be associated with forest management spanning more than 100 years. This section provides an overview of Queensland forest history. |
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An alien workforceOne of the most interesting periods in the history of Queensland forestry - more |
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Forestry in QueenslandCommercial forestry production has been a part of Queensland for more than 100 years – since George Leonard Board became Queensland's first Inspector of Forests in 1900. - more |
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The evergreen yearsThe evolution of forestry in Queensland ranges from the overexploitation of an apparently limitless resource to the steady consolidation of the modern era - more |
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Silent sentinelsStanding watch over Queensland's $1 billion-plus timber resource - more |
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Timber tramwayIt was one of the engineering feats of early Australia when it was built in the 1920s - more |
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Visionary changes forestry foreverThe turning point for forestry in Australia has often been seen as one man, a rumbustious larger-than-life forest visionary - more |
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What's in a name?A look at a century of forestry nomenclature in Queensland - more |

