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Before European settlement in the early 1800s, around 88% of the 23.7 million hectare colony of what was to become the State of Victoria in 1851 was tree covered. [6] However, the Victorian gold rush of the 1850s combined with widespread and indiscriminate land clearing for mining, agriculture and settlement became one of the major causes of forest loss and degradation.
Eltham. Wood engraving by Samuel Calvert (1828–1913). Published in the Illustrated Australian News.December 26, 1884. Eltham District Historical Society is a community organisation devoted to the collection, preservation and sharing of stories about the local history of the Eltham district in the north east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [1]
Harvesting or collecting firewood varies by the region and culture. Some places have specific areas for firewood collection. Other places may integrate the collection of firewood in the cycle of preparing a plot of land to grow food as part of a field rotation process. Collection can be a group, or an individual activity.
Heritage Victoria is a branch of the Victorian Department of Transport and Planning. It is the regulator responsible for administering the Heritage Act 2017. [1] The Heritage Act provides for the protection and conservation of the cultural heritage of Victoria and establishes the Victorian Heritage Register and Heritage Inventory. [2]
The Prospect Hill Historic District encompasses a large residential area in the Willimantic section of Windham, Connecticut.Located north of the Main Street commercial district, it was developed between about 1865 and 1930, and is one of the state's largest historic districts, with more than 800 contributing buildings.
This district encompasses 330 contributing buildings that are located in a predominantly working-class residential area in Johnstown, and includes a few examples of high-style, Victorian-era dwellings that represent the Queen Anne and Second Empire styles. [3] Notable buildings include the Young House (c. 1850), which is located on Coal Street.
Map of the 37 Victorian counties Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes . Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identification of the location of any piece of land in the state.
In the United States and Canada, firewood is usually sold by the cord, 128 ft 3 (3.62 m 3), corresponding to a woodpile 8 ft wide × 4 ft high of 4 ft-long logs. The cord is legally defined by statute in most U.S. states. A "thrown cord" is firewood that has not been stacked and is defined as 4 ft wide × 4 ft tall × 10 ft long.