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BAKER, Richard T. and H.G. SMITH.
Woodfibres of some Australian Timbers , Investigated in reference to their prospective value for Paper-pulp Production.
Sydney, Government Printer, 1924.
Oblong octavo, photo plates, a fine copy in original blue cloth.
The first comprehensive scientific assessment of Australian timbers for use in the production of pulp and paper products, with its curiously appealing coloured plates showing microscopic details of wood-fibres.
The authors focused on species found in northern New South Wales around the Clarence River district, as this location was deemed most suitable for a pulp mill to operate alongside a proposed dam while a hydroelectric project would provide the water and power needed for large-scale paper production. The book includes the results of fibre suitability testing for sixty species of trees.
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