CSR - Re-timbering up an old well

Hi to Andys adventure and Mactrolpod
Thank you for your comments and totaly agree with the getting approval to work on the wells on the C.S.R. My story is, I have been involved with Track Care for the last 14 years, and travelled the C.S.R. approx. 30 odd times doing work and working closely with the Traditional Owners. The toilets that you see out there was my design and it has taken many years to perfect them. The program this year is to put a new top on Well 3, completely re-timber Well 12 and hopefully to re-top Well 18, with plastic look alike sleepers. This work will be done by Track Care and the T.O.'s. The reason for my original question (re-timbering Well), I was hoping that someone out there may have an "easy" and "great" way of doing it. Hope someone can give me some hot tips on re-timbering Wells.
Aimee

Please don't use plastic 'look alike timber'. It doesn't look like timber and will cheapen the wells. They are great for dysneyland but not for a restoration project please. Anything that deviates from the original construction methods and materials takes away from these important pieces of history. It woudl be better to leave them as is than put plastic in them.

Cheers aimee,
With all your experience and contacts you are sounding like a person to get this job done.
I admit the wells restored to be "original" are more appealing and just plain look right.
Well 5 was a bit of a shock to me. The restore is done so it will last without a doubt but does look like a kids play ground at the park.
In a plastic world it is nice to see real timber, like Boobook said it would be a shame to see fake timber shoring the wells, it would last longer or until the next fire then molten plastic in the well etc... mmm I'm not so sure.
Whatever you do, all the best with your project.

Maybe use Cypress, termites hate it & it is very long lasting in the ground.