Person Profile

Wellburn, Gerald E.

1900–

Also Known As: Gerry

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Biography

He came to Canada in 1911. After leaving school in 1916 he workd for the Victoria Times newspaper.

He worked in logging.

He was a founder of the BC Forest Museum at Duncan.

In 1919 he worked with the Gwilt Lumber Co. at Courtenay BC.

In 1927 he went into partnership with Tom Gwilt in a portable tie mill at Deerholme BC.

In the 1930s he formed the Wellburn Cameron Lumber Co.

References

Garner, Joe (1988)

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