Jack Surina Donnelly Mill
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Jack was born on the 18th February, 1903, in the town of Pasjok on the border of what is now Croatia and Austria and emigrated before the Great Depression at the age of 18. He came to Donnelly in 1953 and was employed as a faller in the Karri bush. Jack initially worked alone in the bush at Donnelly, felling logs first by hand and then using a Dennis Frag Saw.
When the mill closed, everybody packed their things and moved away: the last one to leave was the mill manager. No one had the heart to turn Jack out of his cottage. Jack lived in his cottage until 1997 when his health started to deteriorate and he moved into Bridgetown hospital until his death on the 14th September 1999 aged 96.
There is more to learn about Jack through the Friends of Donnelly Museum and Heritage Trail located at Donnelly River.
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Jack Surina was a well loved character of Donnelly and a worker of the mill. His story depicts being a migrant in the timber milling era of the 1950's, the tools used to fell the giant Karri trees of this time and his life at Donnelly after the mill closed in June 1978.
This page will take you to the Friends of Donnelly Village web page. Friends of Donnelly Village are a history group involved in the research and promotion of the timber milling era of Donnelly River Village, Mill and Forestry Settlement also known as Wheatley. Once owned by the Bunning Brothers in the Karri forest of South Western Australia in the late 1940's to late 1970's.
Friends of Donnelly Village a not for profit organisation interested in the history of the former timber milling town Donnelly River (Wheatley) the mill and forestry settlement. More about the events they hold and items of interest can be found here.
A former Bunning Brothers timber milling village located in the heart of the Kari forest of Western Australia Southwest region. Now a delightful Heritage listed village offering accommodation steeped in history with a museum, Heritage walk trail and a great opportunity to engage with the kangaroos and emus.
This is the official website of Save Donnelly Mill 2018 Inc (SDM2018). Donnelly Mill is located at Donnelly River in the heart of the Karri forest of the South West in Western Australia. The mill was formerly owned and operated by the Bunnings Brothers during the timber milling era of the early 1950's to mid 1970's. The mill and site on closure of the mill now comes under the jurisdiction of the Western Australian Government. Save Donnelly Mill 2018 Inc. SDM2018 Inc has been set up to 'Save the Donnelly Mill' from completely falling down and to ensure that very important artefacts and machinery are restored, the building made safe and the site turned into an important tourism icon for the region. The Friends of Donnelly Village Inc are a member of this non profit organisation.
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Acknowledgements to be made to Friends of Donnelly Village Inc.
Friends of Donnelly Village Inc (FODV)
Friends of Donnelly Village Inc (FODV)
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