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Brittania Creek - an Essay in Wood Distillation
The Britannia Creek wood distillation plant was the only commercial undertaking of its type in Australia. It formed part of the Cumming, Smith and Company and operated about 80 km east of Melbourne in the foothills of the Yarra Ranges between 1907 and 1924

Brittania Creek - an Essay in Wood Distillation

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  • Britannia Creek : wood distilling in the Warburton district / by A.P. Winzenried ; original drawings by Jillienne Winzenried.

    130 pages : illustrations, facsimiles, maps

Upper Yarra Museum
Old Railway Station
2415C Warburton Hwy
(next to Warburton Rail Trail)
Yarra Junction VIC 3797 

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Upper Yarra Historical Society respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation, as the traditional custodians of this land. We pay our deepest respects to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region. 

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