"One Hundred Years Down The Track"
This old horse drawn timber tram above Triplet Falls, still stands on the site of
Knotts No 1 Mill
The area surrounding Triplet Falls was once
home to Knotts No 1 sawmill. This mill was one
of the largest of the many timber mills that began
operation after the Colac-Beech Forest-Crowes
railway opened up the rugged and remote west
Otways in 1902.
The mill started in 1908 and was operated from
1909, by a Melbourne timber merchant, G.W.
Knott. He sold it to the War Service Homes
Commission in 1920.
The mill processed over 3,600 tons of Mountain
Ash per year producing timber for the homes of
servicemen returning from World War One.
Now that the forest has reclaimed the site it is
hard to imagine the industry that was sustained
here for more than 20 years.
Pentax istDS Camera. Three exposures bracketed to create an HDR image.
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Tainia Finlay
Such a rich image and narrative Phil! Your passion shine through in both! Instant fave ♥
Ellen
Really very beautiful image Phil!
Dave Law
Great image Phil, the HDR in ithis is beautiful.
odarkeone
Great HDR and all of the above comments
Peter Marin
...............and to think these carts were all pulled by teams of horses.
Great look into our past Phil.
GailD
Great image of this old workhorse Phil. Thanks for the narrative & showing us the things of times gone by.
Jerame *
Very interesting shot. Well done!
AlMiller
Awesome find Phil. And what an amazing capture
Tom Gomez
Nice shot and great history …
CarolM
Love the deep saturation of color and such interesting facts about the mill. Great job, Phil.
Rany Lutz
What a find Phil! Great subject and fantastic comp and exposure….Bravo!!!
Nancy Vice
you’ve given life to a great old site, this image is wonderfully taken and treated :) well done!!
Dave Moilanen
Great capture Phil!!
Cheryl Lunde
Beautiful image! Fantastic HDR!
KatsEye
Fantastic capture. Love the history behind it too. Another outstanding capture. Love it.
Rosalie Dale IPA
Excellent composition my friend – so much enriched by your narrative.
Debbie Sanders...
congratulations on being featured – well done.
Fern Design
wow this is great.. love it..
Tammera
beautiful shot
Lucindawind
fabulous! such brilliant green ! great info also :)
glenzilla
what vision and depth. fields like a field camera
jchanders
Great capture and fascinating story.
Kathryn Potempski
I have seen this wagon many times Phil never this good well done fantastic image.
Ruth Palmer
Beautiful work and thanks for the history Phil!
liliana
Great capture Phil, as usual!
Heloisa Castro
wonderful work
Mia1
Wow, what a great shot and awesome history.:o)
Joyce Dickens,...
Absolutely superb Phil – your HDR processing really makes this jump to life….incredible depth, vibrant color, ....simply put: Gorgeous :-)
Cheryl Lunde
Wonderful richness and depth. Love the treatment on this!
Arrowman
A brilliant piece of work here, you should be really proud of it !! – Colin
leigh banks
I remember this cart from when I was there, well done on a great image of it….
Puggs 25 days ago
Chris Donner 12 days ago
Ground transportation vehicles built prior to and including 1949
Your cohosts Cee and Chris