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Forest Nursery Tour - Newton

Forest Nursery Tour - Newton

Date Added: 30 March 2007 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 1936 Picture No: 135

Picture courtesy of family of Davy Anderson, former Chief Forester. This is one of three photographs showing a group of people visiting forest nurseries around the country. This one is Newton near Elgin which still operates as a forest nursery. Named people on the photograph L-R are: G Murray, Willie G Milne, W Mackay, Fredrick M Mitchell (see comments), J Edwards, A Warren, J D Robbie (see comments).
Any information on any of these people would welcome.

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Groups: Groups of people, Northeast Scotland

3 Comments

Willie Milne was my father.

He became forester at Culbin in 1947 and retired in 1969. He died in Inverness in 1979 and is buried in Dyke churchyard
Comment left on 23 February 2017 at 15:34 by Rob Milne
J.D. Robbie was my Grand Father.Started with the Commission at Inglismaldie, Kincardineshire as a Forester
He was also father of Tom A. Robbie, my father
Comment left on 03 November 2017 at 21:00 by John D.A. Robbie
Ref pic135 The man 5th from the left is FREDRICK MALCOLM MITCHELL, my father who was the first
forester on Culbin after gaining his degree at Aberdeen University then joined, I think what was known as Department of Woods as forester at Culbin & was there when the Goverment took over as the Forstery Commission. Around 1936 he went to Roseisle where I was born. GBM
Comment left on 25 November 2019 at 23:25 by G Brian Mitchell
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