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    Kurth Kiln was established by the Forests Commission Victoria in 1941 on a site about 7 km north of Gembrook on the Tomahawk Creek. Dr Ernest Edgar Kurth...
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  • improvements to charcoal kilns. E. E. Kurth was born on 1 November 1895 in Broken Hill, Australia. His parents were Friedrich Ernst Kurth and Emma Ceaserina...
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    was cleared and eventually sold, and awaits redevelopment. The historic Kurth Kiln is about 7 km north of the town. Today Gembrook is seen by some as a suburb...
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    all items that they arrived with. Camping is permitted near Gembrook at Kurth Kiln Regional Park. Please stay informed and be prepared, so as to ensure you...
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  • Park Kerang Regional Park Kororoit Creek Regional Park (being developed) Kurth Kiln Regional Park Macedon Regional Park Maryborough Regional Park Mirboo North...
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    commercial kilns operating mostly on private property. At least 50 to 60 private charcoal retorts were operating in the Barmah forest alone. Kurth Kiln was built...
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    use and charcoal as fuel for cars. Galbraith ordered the building of Kurth Kiln at Gembrook. From its earliest days, the Commission had promoted using...
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    / 37.79086°S 145.63942°E / -37.79086; 145.63942 1946 21 March 2002 Kurth Kiln H2012 Soldiers Road Gembrook 37°53′57″S 145°34′32″E / 37.899249°S 145...
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    once again looked to charcoal as a fuel and the Forest Commission built Kurth Kiln at nearby Gembrook. The end of the War in 1918 opened up global trade...
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    212780°S 145.431220°E / -38.212780; 145.431220 1865-68 9 October 1974 Kurth Kiln H2012 Soldiers Rd (Gembrook) Beenak Rd (Yellingbo) Gembrook Yellingbo...
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