Logs being loaded onto a trailer (c. 1955)

Date1955DescriptionBlack and white photograph of logs being loaded onto a trailer. Alison Brown writes; 'After working on a variety of logging jobs around the country Jim was given the assignment to head a small team to plan the first five years” logging operations for the new Tasman Pulp and Paper scheme in the 1950s. The success of this project saw him posted round the country”s major forests, before becoming officer in charge over the Kaingaroa Forest, reputedly the largest plantation forest in the Southern Hemisphere. Following this, he was invited to start up and lead LIRA, the Logging Industry Research Association. As CEO of LIRA he oversaw ventures that led to safer methods, more efficient operations and higher environmental standards.' Horse logging in New Zealand plantation forestry by Alison Brown was an entry in the 2012 Memoir and Local History Competition. Photograph: Alison Brown.

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