OLD ORBOST DEPOT

	Grid Reference	FU 288 264 (GDA 94)
	Department	Forest Commission
	Work Depot	Orbost
	Region	Gippsland
	Grading	Secondary
	Elevation (ASL)	43m
	Height	?m
	Construction	Timber Pole
	Cabin size	?m x ?m
	Public access to site	No
	In use since	19?? - 19??
	CFA Region	11 - Eastern

Photo supplied by Malcolm McKinty through the Forests Commission Retired Personnel Association. This tower no longer exists

Malcolm supplied the following details in June 2018:

One tower missing from your inventory for Gippsland Victoria was that in the yard of the Orbost office/depot of the Forests Commission. It had two platforms. Canvas fire hoses were suspended from the lower platform to dry them after cleaning. I presume it was demolished when/before the government sold the depot. Attached is a photo from 1958. (see thumbnail below). Unfortunately the top is cut off, the Brownie Box did not pick it all up. The tower was not permanently manned from memory but someone from the office or workshop would go up if smoke was reported in the vicinity of the town.

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Photo taken by Jim McKinty in 1958 and supplied by Malcolm McKinty.
The main photo shows the cabin, but this one shows parts of the work depot

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