Graham of Perth – Portable Sawmill Bench in action and history
The details and information were sourced by Tam Anderson, Perth, and passed to Forestry Memories. Tam accessed the image above from a screen shot of the video featured in the second internet link below.
The two links provided have to be copied and pasted into the reader’s preferred browser page. The first reveals a page on William Graham by Peter from Hole Ousia. By scrolling down to the bottom of the screen Peter provides past newspaper articles on the sawmiller and a series of haunting images of his former base at Upper Lanrick Farm. The newspaper articles reveal that he was previously in business in Forres and also had a bobbin factory at Novar, Ross-shire.
The second link is that o...
Date Added: 08 September 2026
Perth Garage Ltd building, at the corner of Caledonian Road and York Place Perth, May 1960
After the “Perth Garage Ltd” was closed, having been acquired and run under at least two other company names, the upper floor of t...
Date Added: 02 September 2026
Planting programme change for Culbin Forest 1946 onwards
This was part of an archived file recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of Forestry and La...
Date Added: 25 August 2026
Extract from Old Statistical Account describing Culbin Area and drifting sand dunes
The Old Statistical Account compiled and published by Sir John Sinclair contained references to the Culbin area in the parish of D...
Date Added: 25 August 2026
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message to Mairi Miller- I spent a couple evening with Pete Grounds circa' 84-85 imbibing pitcher I came across this photo by chance, it verges on a miracle. I visited this local 3 or 4 times in th Hi Duncan, I think my Dad was there sort of 1959-1962, I'm going to check with my brother who may h Do's anyone know what the vehicles were used with a canvas shelter on the back for transporting work The boy at the front is indeed John Horrocks. I wonder how active this site is since, in reviewing the dates, it seems to be quite some time since Cramm and Tulloch signed my Forester Certificate & and I still have a note from Norm that indicated I graduated in June of 1965 I wonder if there are any classmates of that year other than me still a I'm assuming that John Bergant is the son of Frank? I lodged with Frank and Betty when I first worke I can confirm this is Chrissie McPhie, i'c of the ladies who worked in the nursery and did brashing, Man in bow is John Evans (now sadly deceased) - District Forester FM Forg Augustus FD