 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Date: 1900 -
Description: J S Lee of Smithton, Tasmania, designed this steam winch, the first one of the time, to haul logs from the forest to its tramway in 1900s. It needed four horse to pull the wire rope from the winch to the logs . This steam powered winch was in use until the 1930s. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Steam winch designed by J S Lee of Smithton, Tasmania at use at a spot mill Subjects: winches; tramways; steam engines; sawmills; spot mills; bush People/Orgs: Lees, J S Places: Smithton, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00600 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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