Red Gold - The Tree That Built A Nation

By John Vader

The Story of The Red Cedar Tree of New South Wales and Queensland

The first extensive stands of red Cedar in New South Wales were found in the Illawarra region of the south coast. The cedar-getters then moved north, first up the Hunter River, then the Manning, followed by the Hastings, the Clarence and finally up onto the Atherton Tablelands of Queensland. Settlers followed in their footsteps.

The author gives a vivid account of how people lived, how they spoke, how w eb of settlements spread out from Sydney. It looks at the craftsmen who loved the wood's workability and beautiful patina, the institutions that used it in their cabinet work, and the thwarted efforts of foresters to develop plantations of this precious Australian tree.

Soft laminated cover. 240 pages. approx. 235mm X 155mm. (2002). Mainly B/W photos and illustrations. ISBN 9781876334819. RRP $29.95