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	1933

Sime's Sawmill, Eskadale

The team at Frank Sime's sawmill Eskadale. Note that this has the look of a permanent yard, as opposed to Pic 558, which would seem to be at a higher altitude, above the treeline. Tommy Inch is probably in this photo, he would be 26 at the time.

Born in 1907, in Culburnie, near Kiltarlity, Tommy Inch started his forestry career working with Frank Sime’s sawmill, Balgate, Kiltarlity probably around 1925. He worked as a sawmiller, both around the Beauly area and further afield, usually for Sime. Later he managed “Tommy’s Mill”, Fanellan, for Sime for a number of years, until injury precipitated his retirement, in 1960. He then worked, freelance, for Crichton, in Beauly. He set up as a subcontractor in 1963, employing three men - Dave Innes, Bob Reid and Alec Campbell - until his retirement in 1969.

That area around Kiltarlity was a hotbed of forestry activity during the war. According to Tommy’s daughter, Shona Selkirk, to whom Forestry Memories is indebted, Tommy spoke about both the Canadian lumber camp and also the “Poles Camp” below Teanacoil House.

Picture Added on 14 January 2010.

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Tommy Inch's photos