with selectors moving into the strzeleckis and railway construction beginning in the hills, the timber industry developed. the railway line to boolarra opened in 1885 and the line extended to mirboo north in 1886. at boolarra and mirboo north several sawmills operated and paling splitting was also widespread. the palings and blackwood logs were transported out by rail. the sawmills operating at darlimurla from the 1880s also produced significant numbers of sawn logs. sawmilling was also an important industry at yinnar.