THIS GIANT REDWOOD TREE by the Main North road was felled to make way for road widening to form the new four-lane highway. The tree, at least 100 years old, was one of four redwoods planted by Mr Preston, an early settler, to mark the birth of each of his sons. TOP LEFT: The tree falling. TOP RIGHT: Mr E. Pollock, who felled the tree, which was 4ft Sin at the cut. BOTTOM: A view looking down the Main North road from the corner of Preston’s road showing the width of the new four-lane highway.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29539, 14 June 1961, Page 16
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95THIS GIANT REDWOOD TREE by the Main North road was felled to make way for road widening to form the new four-lane highway. The tree, at least 100 years old, was one of four redwoods planted by Mr Preston, an early settler, to mark the birth of each of his sons. TOP LEFT: The tree falling. TOP RIGHT: Mr E. Pollock, who felled the tree, which was 4ft Sin at the cut. BOTTOM: A view looking down the Main North road from the corner of Preston’s road showing the width of the new four-lane highway. Press, Volume C, Issue 29539, 14 June 1961, Page 16
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