Kurth Kiln
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Kurth Kiln
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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 from the University of Tasmania was commissioned to design the kiln with the aim of mass-producing charcoal as an alternative fuel in the response to war-time petrol rationing. Gembrook was selected as the ideal site for the Kurth Kiln because it fully met three essential criteria required for successful operation; Water - the kiln required 200
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurth_Kiln
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2023-05-26T16:11:23Z
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