Some Faskally Forestry Students circa 1955-56
The images are courtesy of John Butch Murray who attended the Forester Training School for a time.
The people featured are in the back row from left:
Mick Oxnard
Billy Stuart or Stewart
Not recalled
Jack Brunton
John Butch Murray in front
John’s short version account of his curtailment at Faskally:
“When I started at Faskally, I was almost sent to Benmore instead as Faskally was overbooked but things changed at the last minute and so Pitlochry became home sadly for only one year as I blotted my copybook with Norman Tulloch our Lord and master. I did ok with my practical and written work but failed my P.A. (Personal Assessment) miserably on two counts. I refused to shave of...
Date Added: 24 October 2026
Tulliallan Bothy layout, bothy life and forestry work
John (Butch) Murray has drawn the layout of the Forestry Commission Tulliallan Hostel (Bothy) and written an account of his memor...
Date Added: 24 October 2026
John Abernethy Dickson 1915-94 – Director General of Forestry Commission
John Abernethy Dickson 1915-94 – was Director General of Forestry Commission and Director Economic Forestry (Scotland), Chairman F...
Date Added: 24 October 2026
John Dickson - Honorary LL.D at Aberdeen University 1979
John Dickson is standing with his family following the graduation presentation of the Honorary Doctor of Laws (LL.D) by Aberdeen U...
Date Added: 24 October 2026
Sir John Sutherland Medal won by John Dickson in 1938
The above image is of the Sir John Sutherland Medal won by John Dickson in 1938 on his achievement as most highly awarded student...
Date Added: 24 October 2026
Nest Box usage survey – Culbin Forest - 1983 to 1985
These lists were part of an archived file box recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of For...
Date Added: 11 October 2026
Survey of Culbin Forest salt marsh area by Dr Una Urquhart of NCC, Aberdeen
These lists were part of an archived file box recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of For...
Date Added: 11 October 2026
Collection of species lists of importance in Culbin Forest 1974 – 1990
These lists were part of an archived file box recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of For...
Date Added: 11 October 2026
Culbin Forest – List of Lichens as per British Lichen Society 1984
These lists were part of an archived file box recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of For...
Date Added: 11 October 2026
Culbin Forest – List of Fugii as per British Mycological transactions 1964
These lists were part of an archived file box recovered from old shed store at Newton by Malcolm Hobson and Ruaridh Maxwell of For...
Comments
I remember using these spades to "step" deep ploughed peat in the early 1970s. We notched out a tria Could be Sandy Wilkinson, he drove one of these for the forestry commission before he retired. I'v p This is an interesting read the passenger who died was my uncle..... I was interested because I bel Hi Denise. Lovely to get your comment and a little bit of family history. You asked about pictures b My father was Hamish MacDonald, grandfather Angus MacDonald, both now deceased, nice to find them i I’m very proud of my father here operating JCB with pika head harvesting timber in durris forestry d Looks like Blair Atholl saw mill. The turret in the distance and the telegraph pole to the right whe Frank Watson, head forester. 1912 to 1961. Received mbe for long service Jackie Duncan was still working at Newton Nursery 1988-1989. I worked out of Balnacoul, for Moray Hi Tam, Bill Stewart was my grandad and yes he did, sadly he passed away just a month ago the funera Pat Garrow was my first practicum boss when I was at Rannoch Moor in 1961. He was a significant task