"Birch Most Dangerous Timber"
"Birch is the most dangerous timber to fall in the Now Zealand bush" said an appellant before the No. 9A Manpower Committee at -Grcymouth. He said that a good many bushmen did not fell birch unless they received special instructions to do so. The felling of birch was responsible for the majority of fatal accidents in connection with bush felling. As soon as the saw was put in, a birch tree was liable to split up with the grain, thus causing danger to the bushmen. Special skill was required in order to prevent the trees cracking.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 63, 10 June 1942, Page 5
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100"Birch Most Dangerous Timber" Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 05, Issue 63, 10 June 1942, Page 5
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