Kurth Kiln used wood from the nearby stringy bark forest that was fed into the top of the kiln. The wood then went through a combustion process, the lower water containing portion of the kiln acting as a cooler. water was brought to the site along an old race (cut in the rock by Chinese gold miners in the 1800’s!) which powered a water wheel operating a vibrating screen, further cooling it. Charcoal was then raked out from below the kiln and bagged immediately, ready for dispatch. When operating in continuous eight hour shifts, the kiln produced 20 tonnes of charcoal per week.
Pink Hyacinth Orchid Blue Dampiera (Dampiera stricta)
Pink Hyacinth Orchid (Dipodium roseum)
Frilled lily one of many here
Manna Gums – Recorded as a favoured food source for Koalas however we did not see any or their scats. We did spot one large echidna golden spines bristling as it ambled into the understorey also several jewel like echidna scats embedded with iridescent beetle casings!
Incredible, intense blue Lobelia (Lobelia rarifolia ?)
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