Retirement presentation Donald Nicolson, Raasay
The photograph is courtesy of the family of George Dey. George took many forestry photographs in his forestry career and many are now shown on this web site. Check under ‘Groups’ and George Dey Collection.
This photograph has been recorded as ‘Skye Forest - Presentation to Donald Nicolson December 1979 retirement – Ganger, Raasay. Neil Nicholson hands over cheque’. According to the certificate Donald has had 30 years service with the Forestry Commission.
Numbers have been added to the two photographs of the group and Grant Macintosh, Inverinate, has done fantastic job to provide names against the numbers.
5. Willie Sutherland (Ranger - Skye)
6. Ewan Ross (Forest Craftsman – Dunvegan)
7. Alan MacKinnon (Forest Craftsman – Portree)
8. Donald Nicolson (Ganger - Raasay)
9. Ruairidh Bain (Forest Craftsman – Portree)
10. Neil Nicolson (Ganger Portree)
11. David Robertson (Chief Forester Skye)
12. Hamish Reid (Forester was in Dunvegan & laterly Broadford)
13. Christine MacFarlane (Toots) (Clerkess – Portree)
14. John MacPherson (Tractor Driver – Eynort)
15. Calum Mackay (Sen) (Sawmiller – Raasay)
16. Calum MacDonald (Ganger Portree)
17. Jonathon Macleod (Forest Craftsman – Portree)
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