The new roads provided access for firefighting and for logging crews . The nearby Washington Winch was imported into Australia in 1920 and operated initially in Western Australia before being purchased by the Forests Commission for 1939 bushfire salvage logging the Central Highlands around Noojee . It was later sold and moved to its present site by local sawmilling company Ezards in 1959 where it operated until 1961 – 62 . It remains the only high lead-skyline logging system left in Victoria and is listed on the State Heritage Register
1939 bushfire
Black Friday bushfires
Thomas William Ah Chow