At the end of the Second World War, Australia went into rebuild mode. Sawn timber was in short supply on the mainland of Australia, as a direct result of Darwin’s bombings by the Japanese in 1942-43. One-third of the city’s homes were badly damaged, with the city needing raw building materials to rebuild.

Tasmania had been a major source supplier of sawn and dressed timber for a many before the war. High quality Tasmanian Oak (Eucalyptus regnans) being especially in demand locally, whilst still satisfying overseas markets.

The Alstergren Group were timber merchants of Melbourne, having an exclusiv