FLOATING TIMBER.
AMERICA TO AUSTRALIA. "SCHEME IS FEASIBLE." To float 60,000 tons of Oregon timber with the aid of six Diesel engines from the United States to Australia is the scheme which a syndicate of Australians has submitted to one of the largest timber exporters of Seattle. Senator Guthrie stated at Melbourne that the idea was that of Captain Jorgensen, who brought out the small vessel Ta Te Blue, of 14 tons, from England to Australia, some years ago. He was afterwards engaged as master of the steamer South Africa, carrying explosives between Africa and Australia. The scheme is to float timber in the form of a huge raft, The outside timbers would be bolted to keep the mass firm, and engines would be placed to assist steering and aid propulsion, but the raft would rely mostly on three masts for progress.
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Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1918, Page 5
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142FLOATING TIMBER. Taranaki Daily News, 5 June 1918, Page 5
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