Staff at the Wilson Hirst Pioneer Sawmill in Cabramatta

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DescriptionImage of staff from the Wilson Hirst Pioneer Sawmill. Neville Hirst is standing on the far left of the photograph. The mill employed approximately 20 people.

The Hirst Brothers owned two sawmills, one at Fairfield and the other at Cabramatta. The Fairfield timber mill in Smithfield Street (Court Road) is now the site of the courthouse while the Cabramatta site is now occupied by Woolworths. The sawmill on Railway Parade, Cabramatta operated for more than 60 years.

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Image ColourSepiaTypeDigitalDigital FormatTIFF: 35.94 MBOriginal Print AvailableNoCopyrightPartial restriction. Please contact Fairfield City Heritage Services for image use.AcknowledgementFCC

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Staff at the Wilson Hirst Pioneer Sawmill in Cabramatta

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