Heritage and heroics, with an axe in hand
Woodchopping as a sport, legend has it, originated from a bet between two men in an Ulverstone bar in 1870.
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A Victorian and a Tasmanian went head-to-head for £25, seeing who could fell a tree the fastest: there’s no mention of who won, but considering the strength of the Tasmanian woodchopping community, the answer may be obvious.