Thread: What's the strangest thing you have come across in the bush?

Up in the forest not to far from us is a big brick Kiln , anyway It used to be used to make Charcoal , that was used to run cars and trucks . This was way back in the depression . The Charcoal was put in a container that was burning , and the gases then run the vehicles . Jim

I guess you are talking about the Kurth Kiln.


if so, here is some more detail.

Kurth Kiln was established by the Forests Commission of Victoria in 1941, as a result of concerns about reliability of petroleum supplies due to World War Two. Petrol rationing was introduced in October 1940 and by 1942 motorists were only allowed to drive 1300km a year with petrol. Dr Ernest Kurth from the University of Tasmania was commissioned to design the Kiln with the aim to mass-produce charcoal, and was paid 5 pounds for the use of his design. The total cost of establishing the Kiln was 1,799 pounds 17 shillings and 2 pence. (about $4,000)

Gembrook was selected as the ideal site for the Kurth Kin as it fully met three essential criteria required for successful operation.

These being:
Water availability - The Kiln required 9,100 litres of water per day in order for cooling systems to be effective.
Timber availability The Kiln used 103 cubic metres of timber a week
Sloping Land - This enabled easier top loading of wood into the kiln and limited the superstructure requirements.

Here's the yacht back in 2006, notice anything different.



Most of those that have been to Barrington Tops will have seen this.





We found this at the corner of the track leading into Collins Flat, on the lower Dargo plains track.


Baz.

Min Min lights, many years ago. Frightened me , still can't explain them. Bob

Near Coffs Harbour...




"Legend has it that a Lithuanian tightrope walker-Jonas Slovenski-hand made this statue in memory to his maker. He came to this forest looking for solitude in the 1960's and earned himself a reputation as a fearless axeman, mostly because he worked in the nude- wearing nothing but a pair of gumboots. When he wasn't cutting timber he exercised his balancing skills on cables stretched high above the trees. Local 4wders started hanging old keys on the statue, and so the name stuck."

Camping in a swag at the top of a mountain spur with deep ravines both sides. Woke up at dawn to find clouds below me and tops of mountains appearing like islands in a sea of white. ( Not to far from Crooked river or Dargo)

About 20 minutes late I thought I had gone crazy as a odd noise was heard coming from another spur. It was a trumpet playing some cool Jazz.

Binos out found dingos and deer looking for the source of the sound but I did not spot the player. It was surreal.

Around Australia Japanese bike rider on the Nullarbor plain would be number 2 and another Around Australia Japanese bike rider at Monkey Mia would be number 3

The things you see

Originally Posted by vnx205

I guess you are talking about the Kurth Kiln.


if so, here is some more detail.

Kurth Kiln was established by the Forests Commission of Victoria in 1941, as a result of concerns about reliability of petroleum supplies due to World War Two. Petrol rationing was introduced in October 1940 and by 1942 motorists were only allowed to drive 1300km a year with petrol. Dr Ernest Kurth from the University of Tasmania was commissioned to design the Kiln with the aim to mass-produce charcoal, and was paid 5 pounds for the use of his design. The total cost of establishing the Kiln was 1,799 pounds 17 shillings and 2 pence. (about $4,000)

Gembrook was selected as the ideal site for the Kurth Kin as it fully met three essential criteria required for successful operation.

These being:
Water availability - The Kiln required 9,100 litres of water per day in order for cooling systems to be effective.
Timber availability The Kiln used 103 cubic metres of timber a week
Sloping Land - This enabled easier top loading of wood into the kiln and limited the superstructure requirements.

That's the one , so thanks for that , I wonder if they had total fire bans back then !!.. Jim