This map has been derived from a dataset,"Fire History Records of Fires across Victoria" produced by Data Victoria.

The 1938/1939 map shows all the features in the dataset as does the 1964/65 map.
The 1977 Creswick fire is on this map because it was a very personal attack for many of us.
The 1982/1983 map focuses on the most significant fires.
The 2002/2003 Alpine Complex map shows all of the features available, as do the maps for 2006/07, 2008/2009 and 2019/2020.

The translation of the data into this webmap means that you should treat the areas shown as good, but not precise, interpretations of the base data. More information will be made available when we have had time to do some labelling of the areas shown.

There were major fires in 1926 and 1932 affecting the mountain ash forests east of Melbourne, but no map data are available for either of them.

See also: Major Fires

This map is based solely on information generously provided by Mike McCarthy, who is a member of the Light Rail Research Society of Australia and the author of several books related to Victoria’s history of sawmilling, and the use of tramlines to move sawlogs to mills and sawn timber to market. It has been prepared by digitizing four maps provided by Mike. All of the maps overlap to some extent, and the image below shows the areas of each map from which data have been extracted.

This map is based solely on information generously provided by Mike McCarthy, who is a member of the Light Rail Research Society of Australia and the author of several books related to Victoria’s history of sawmilling, and the use of tramlines to move sawlogs to mills and sawn timber to market. It has been prepared by digitizing eight maps provided by Mike. The maps overlap to some extent and the image below shows the areas of each map from which data have largely been extracted.

Derived from a map in Beattie & Shalders 1990.

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Heywood/Portland Sawmills

This map is wholly derived from information contained in:
Of Sawyers and Sawmills. Garry Kerr, 1995.

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This map is based upon tramline data prepared by Colin Harvey, and other locations from a 1971 FCV Map prepared by M Wade. Have confidence in the tramline routes, but the sawmill location information needs to be checked. It is however, useful as an indicator of the extent of timber harvesting in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

See also: Mount Disappointment Forest

Rubicon Sawmills, Tramlines & Sites

This map is wholly derived from information contained in:
Rails to Rubicon Peter Evans, 2009.

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With a lot of assistance from many FCRPA Members, the map below shows the location, as best we know them, of Victoria's forest nurseries from 1872 onwards.

See also: Forest Nurseries

With a lot of assistance from Bryan Rees, the map below shows the location of past and present firebombing bases.

See also: Firebombing

This map shows the locations of forestry camps across Victoria that came into being for a variety of reasons. There will undoubtedly be camp locations that are not recorded here. Please let us know of others of which you are aware.

This map is based on a map that was included in the Victorian Handbook prepared by the FCV for the Empire forestry Conference 1928.

FCV Districts, Forest Reserves & Crown Land 1943

FCV Districts, Forest Reserves, Crown Land
& National Parks 1948

FCV Fire Towers and Radio Facilities 1981

This map, produced by the FCV Draughting Branch, shows the locations of fire towers, radio stations and firebombing bases in 1981. Download to display full size.

This map is based upon the original maps and notes of JA McKinty, and it covers his reconnaissance work of 1940 and 1941 in what would become the FCV's Heyfield District.

See also: Jim McKinty - Forest Assessor

This map is connected with this story about Heyfield from the 1940s onwards.

Central Highlands 1965

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Mount Cole State Forest

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Strzelecki 1975

Grampians 1981

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Macalister Watershed 1959

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Gunbower Island 1975

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Whipstick Forest 1975

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Victorian Mountain Ash, Alpine Ash & Red Gum Forests

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This is a map showing the approximate area of, and some information about, the Heytesbury Settlement Project.

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Woohlpooer State Forest

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