Following are lists of names of people who appeared before a Forests Inquiry in 1907-1908 - they were contained in a book I have on loan on the history of the Forestry Commission in NSW. In the book each person has a paragraph summarising their evidence, it has some interesting information on their work, location etc. If anyone has an interest in any of these people, please email me, and I will send a transcript of their paragraph. Following the lists is a paragraph on Bellingen that I thought might be of interest. Evidence given to a Royal Commission of Inquiry on Forestry, 1907 and 1908 1. Mr J A S Murray, Sawmill Proprietor, Myrtle Creek south of Casino 2. Mr T W Hewetson, Sawmill Proprietor, Sandilands west of Casino 3. Mr A C Simpson, Timber Merchant and Sawmill Proprietor, Casino 4. Mr W Yabsley, Landowner and Sawmill Proprietor, Coraki 5. Mr W P Pope, District Forester, Casino 6. Mr W E Oxenford, Sawmiller, South Lismore 7. Mr R R Mallet, Sawmill Proprietor, Mullumbimby 8. Mr J Hunting, Sawmiller, Flagstone Creek near White Swamp 9. Mr J Breckenridge, Sawmill Proprietor and Timber Merchant, Failford 10. Mr T Miles, Sawmill Proprietor, Forster 11. Mr J Hibbard, Sawmill Manager, Hamilton near Port Macquarie 12. Mr G F Nott, Sawmiller, Armidale 13. Mr W A Baker, Wyatts Creek, Wollomombi 14. Mr R Kirkwood, Sawmiller, Armidale 15. Mr H J Clark, Sawmiller, Tenterfield 16. Mr E Grover, Sawmiller and Timber Merchant, Glen Innes 17. Mr E F Ferguson, Sawmill Manager, Grafton 18. Mr J Reid, Sawmiller and Timber Merchant, South Grafton 19. Mr H. W. Hillier, Sawmill Manager, Dorrigo 20. Mr R Pearson, Sawmiller and Timber Merchant, Guyra 21. Mr F Barnes, Fencing Contractor, Inverell 22. Mr J Turner, Sawmill Manager, West Narrabri 23. Mr A L Schwager, Sawmiller, Wee Waa 24. Mr G J Saunders, Sawmiller, Kerringle near Mullaley 25. Mr C Mooy, Sawmiller, Coonamble 26. Mr A Sam Sawmill Manager, Forbes 27. Mr R Mison, Sawmiller, Bomaderry 28. Mr W Riley, Sawmiller, Ulladulla 29. Mr D McInnes, Police Constable, Cooma 30. Mr J Hides Junior, Sawmiller, Pilot Hill near Batlow 31. Mr C B Optiz, Sawmiller, Mathoura Submissions on cedar cutting: 1 Mr D Guinea, Farmer, Tyalgum 2 Mr E C J Marks, Sugar grower, Farmer and Dairyman, Terranora near Murwillumbah 3 Mr W G Law, Timber getter and Dairyman, Mullumbimby 4 Mr T B O'Neill, Timber getter, Mullumbimby 5 Mr G R Henson, District Superintendent, Department of Railways 6 Mr D Currie, Settler, North Lismore 7 Mr A W Brown, Hotelkeeper and Farmer, Newton Boyd 8 Mr E F Ferguson, Sawmill Manager, Grafton 9 Mr J Cartmill, Farmer and Timber getter, Nymboida 10 Mr W J Sinclair, Grazier, Bostobrick 11 Mr E Watson, Farmer, White Swamp 12 Mr W A Baker, Sawmiller, Wyatts Creek, Wollomombi 13 Mr S A Harper, Building Contractor, Armidale 14 Mr E H F Swain, Assistant Forester, Coffs Harbour 15 Mr E B Moody, Timber getter and Farmer, Upper Bellingen 16 Mr W H Nalder, Staff Surveyor, Kempsey 17 Mr E Rudder, Farmer and Grazier, Oaklands, Kempsey 18 Mr C O Ducat, Timber-carter, Bellbrook 19 Mr F T Wilkinson, Singleton P 108 "The Bellinger River contained extensive volumes of Cedar and the first cedargetters started there about 1842. It grew to immense size particularly on the alluvial flats of the lower river on what is now cleared farm land. Large quantities were obtained and rafted to the entrance and shipped in the surf. Mr E H F Swain, then a district forester and late Commissioner of Forests, in a Bulletin issued in 1912 wrote "it is recorded of one growing between Fernmount and Raleigh that 39,000 superficial feet of timber were obtained by the saw and that another 5,000 superficial feet twelve or so years later were axe chopped out of the limbs by the succeeding settlers. Of another on what is now Connell's farm, near Fernmount, it is recorded that a family named Woods lived in the roofed over spurs for two years."