The wood may be used for matchwood and plywood. A French hire ship used for supplies was, according to Leveson reduced to "matchwood". Gamhar is used in papermaking and in the matchwood industry too. Matchwood Township is to the east. The buildings were all weatherboard, with matchwood lining and galvanised metal roofs. The 5 crew members were all drowned and the wreck quickly became matchwood. Semal and gutel are used as matchwood and kanju in the plywood industry. Her car was reduced to matchwood although the chauffeur miraculously escaped with minor injuries.