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The following material is taken from the book 'All
Gunns Blazing, J&T Gunn and the development of Launceston
1871-1997' by Brendan Lyons, 1998
View the History
Presentation or select the images below to get a larger view.
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| JOHN GUNN,
Founding Partner 1871 - 1897 |
THOMAS GUNN,
Founding Partner 1871 - 1910 |
Phil Blyth & C. Smith felling
a tree in 1955 while Gordon Pearce waits with his crosscut saw. |
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| A typical
bullock team as used by Gunns until the late 1940's. |
The Stationary
Log Hauler. |
Les Reynolds hauling a log with
his bulldozer. |
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| Gunns original
Wharf Mill, 1941 Launceston, Tasmania
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The Steam
Joinery Mill
built in 1833, 45 Brisbane Street, Launceston. |
The Launceston City Clock Tower
and Post Office in 1909 after Gunn's remodelled the tower and
installed the clock |
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logs on specialised mill wagons for transporting to the mill,
circa 1890. |
"Yambacoona"
in port at Currie, King Island. Built in 1899 for J&T
Gunn, she was coal driven, eight knots maximum speed and drew
eleven feet of water. She eventually sold in 1911 and was
wrecked at Skillion Rock 80km north of Sydney in 1917. |
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