Work and Tools
Flat Tyre A puncture repaired at Rossland Garage. The "nail" is a tool for lifting sire covers that was left ...
Sutherland's Plumbers A photo of Sutherland the Plumbers original plumbers taken just after the war. This was before the f...
Peedie Tree This peedie tree had to make way for "progress". The building on the left was Orkney Builders garag...
Fire Brigade An Open Day at the Fire Station. The date is a guess. Cabaret by KCPB.
Fire Brigade An Open Day at the Fire Station, Kirkwall. The date is a guess.
FUNDAY Members of Kirkwall Fire Brigade put on a display. At the Police charity day.
Heddle quarry. Blasting Here Ivan Brek puts on a spectacular show, blasting the quarry face. Unlike Stromness Acadamy site I...
Pipes for the Council Water Scheme Unloading the pipes for the Council Water Scheme, see the 4 wheel drive Bedford QL lorries that were...
Original Orcadian Recruits at the Flotta Terminal The first batch of Orcadians Occidental took on to run the Flotta Oil Terminal doing Fire Training i...
Orkney Herald's linotype machine A picture of my grandfather Davie Wooldrage operating the linotype machine at the Orkney Herald. Dat...
Stromness Academy foundations When the going gets tuff, bring on the heavy mob. George drills the holes for shots. Oh dear George ...
Heddle quarry, dinner time! A shot showing the machines at rest. Tea up!
