Wood-fibres of some Australian Timbers: Investigated in reference to their Prospective Value for Paper-pulp Production

Abstract

DURING the War the Australian people suffered much inconvenience from the deficient supply and high price of paper and paper-making materials, which could be procured only by importation from Europe and North America. This directed attention to the possibilities of the manufacture of wood-pulp at a cheap rate in the Australian forests; and during recent years some investigations have been carried out by the different governments of the Commonwealth. A short account of the nature arid results of these inquiries is given in the introductory part of this book; and it is apparent that there is no lack of suitable kinds of timber. Sites for pulp mills can be found in certain forest districts where an abundance of pure water is available, an essential requirement for commercial success.