Winter Fires and Log Chopping

At this time of the year a lot of us in Mundaring will be gathering our firewood which usually entails clearing up our blocks and chopping (or chain sawing) logs to fit our fireplaces. This caused us to look through our collection for photographs of early log chopping events which were popular and can still be seen at the Royal and other Agricultural Shows. 

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  Early log chopping event no dates for this one. (P2024.15.30)

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  Les Bending, a forestry worker, chopping in front of a crowd at Mundaring Show 1950s (P2001.42)

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  Log chopping, Tree Planting Ceremony commemorating fallen WW1 soldiers, September 1919 (P2003.203).

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  Log chopping event behind the Chidlow Hotel - we have no date (P2005.143)

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  Log chopping event at Wooroloo...notice the men are barefoot! (P2003.202)

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  Andrew Selkirk Snr cleaning up and chopping wood at his property, Yilgarn Street Mundaring 1920s.