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Before the belts and the bulk sugar, rainforest logs left Cairns off a timber race into the harbour. Men stand on the race; a raft of logs lies in the water. Tag timber, port and wharf. Do not tag sugar. The live *Waiben* pin is a 1964 ship at the shed. Publish this only as the earlier log race.
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-16.9244, 145.7799
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1925
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Log race, Cairns wharf, ca.1925: Historical Timber Export Industry
Log race, Cairns wharf, ca.1925
1925
Explore the history of the timber industry at the Cairns wharf around 1925, featuring men on the log race as rainforest logs are launched into the harbour.
Before the belts and the bulk sugar, rainforest logs left Cairns off a timber race into the harbour. Men stand on the race; a raft of logs lies in the water. Tag timber, port and wharf. Do not tag sugar. The live *Waiben* pin is a 1964 ship at the shed. Publish this only as the earlier log race.
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