 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1951 -
Description: Compared with today's log handling equipment this machine looks almost like a toy, but when it was installed at the Leesville mill near Smithton, Tasmania, in 1951. A caption read: "This unit makes easy work of handling big logs. Its powerful winch can snake in the largest logs from distances up to 100 yds, pick them up by crane, manouver into position with the turntable and transport them to the twin saws - all in about the time it takes you to read this paragraph" Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Log handling equipment at Leesville near Smithton, Tasmania Subjects: sawmills; sawmill machinery; timbers; logs Places: Leesville, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00541 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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