Renowned axemen like Shane Corr opened up the veins of timber with no more than an axe and a team of bullocks to fulfil his government contracts. The Post Office opened around 1904, as Blake's, and the settlement was renamed Powelltown in 1912.
Renowned woodcutters like Shane Corr cleared timber veins with an axe and a team of bullocks to meet their government obligations. The Post Office began around 1904 as Blake's, and the community was renamed Powelltown in 1912.