BIG CREEK ROAD WINCH SITE
LA TROBE STATE FOREST PIEDMONT, BAW BAW SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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BIG CREEK ROAD WINCH SITE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The demands of salvage work following the 1939 fires, together with the development of roads and motorised transport, revolutionised the timber industry in the 1940s. The transport of logs from the Ada No. 2 area was very expensive due to the lifting and lowering over the High Lead inclines. Following the construction of the Big Creek Road in 1943-4 the company moved some existing winches and boilers to the new transport artery. Timber was hauled to the roadside by the winch and loaded from the platform on to the trucks.Heritage Inventory Description
BIG CREEK ROAD WINCH SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
Winch - 3.3m x 2.2m manufactured by A. Harman of Port Melbourne. Excellent condition; retains its carefully wound cable. Landing stage - constructed of six levels of cross-laid messmate logs to create a horizontal platform above a sharp slope beside the road. A large central support log divides the winch and landing stage and a tree encircled by cable stands on the other side of the road, opposite this central log. A prominent spar tree was burnt in 1983 bushfire, but other features unaffected.
Heritage Inventory Significance: State. The site marks the beginning of a massive change in the operations of the timber industry, from steam powered technology to motor vehicles and roads. It consists of a number of related features, rarely found together, in excellent condition.
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BIG CREEK ROAD WINCH SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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