Workers with a steam driven 'log-hauler' in the bush

Description

A portable steam driven winch known as a log-hauler, hauled logs from the bush to the tramline, from where horses then hauled the logs along the tramline to the sawmill. From the left: men tentatively identified as Jack O’Hagan, who worked at Umutoi Sawmill and Albert Dick.

Identification

Date

circa 1910 to circa 1920

Digitisation id

2007N_Ti15_TEC_1280

Held in

Coolstore