Harvesting Huon Pine was once a major industry in Macquarie Harbour, with logging extending up the Gordon River well past the Franklin River junction. Men employed in felling the Huon pines and transporting the timber were known as ‘piners’.  The 1890s to 1920s represented the boom period of the Huon Pine market, but pining continued on a reduced scale until the 1960’s.  Timber was also sourced from the Braddon River (sometimes referred to as Philips Creek) located on the northern side of Macquarie Harbour.  About 1918 The Pine Export Company established a timber operation whereby the pine logs were felled and floated out of the Braddon River. The site foreman, Victor Nielsen, removed a dwelling from a previous camp, transported it piece by piece and re-erected it near the mouth of the Braddon River where he lived with his young family for about 4 years.  Today, there is still a fishermen’s camp on the site, known as the Braddon River Hut, but it is doubtful if it incorporates any of the original Neilsen homestead.