Duncan Jamieson and Jock Brodie circa 1958
Photographs courtesy of John Brodie, Mold, N Wales who has sent in photographs of his father ‘Jock’ Brodie who for a time was a plough operator with the Forestry Commission in the northeast of Scotland.
John goes on to say ‘My father worked with the Forestry Commission during the 1950's, firstly at Swanley, Fetteresso near Stonehaven, where, as far as I can remember he was a lorry driver, this would have been 1951/52. We then moved to Finzean when he started work as a plant operator at Blackhall near Banchory. Again, as far as I can remember he worked in places like, Rannoch Moor, Pitlochry, The Culbin Sands and the Rhynie and Tomintoul areas’.
With the help of Duncan Jamieson, Insch, all the people and the location of this photograph have been identified. The people are from the left Duncan Jamieson (Plough tractor driver), Alex Taylor (Farm Worker), probably his niece (daughter of his sister and her forester husband Cecil Tracy) and Jock Brodie (Plough tractor driver). Can anyone name the little girl?
Duncan and ‘Jock’ were staying with Alex Taylor in Auchenblae (near Stonehaven) and were working up in Drumtochty Forest or parts of South Fetteresso. The year is thought to be about 1958 -1959.
Groups: Forestry Areas, Groups of people, Northeast Scotland , Tools, equipment and clothing, Tractors Ploughs and Drainage Machines