Digger Collection (#4)

Twinspot Wrasse

Tipping on Meadfoot Beach, Torquay February 1964

Work underway demolishing Addison cafe in Cary Parade, Torquay Circa 1973

Millstone, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. July 1987
Cornwall Council employees, on clearing a gully in Tanhouse Road, unearthed a 5 feet diameter millstone. The clearing of the gully will hopefully prevent further flooding to Queen Street at

Players Navy Cut Snap Game - The Digger - holding a large pack of Players " Digger" Flake - Empire Grown pipe tobacco. Date: 1930

Digger - Lorry - Construction, Chelmsford, Essex
Digger/Lorry/Construction, Chelmsford, Essex, England. Boswell Builders Date: 1920s

Early type of mechanical shovel by Heath Robinson
The inventor of the mechanical shovel trying out an early type. Two medieval engineers with a rickety but effective mechanical shovel or digger

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Removing top soil
A new type of shovel removing the top soil from a bluff in the Cotswold Hills. A typically elaborate contraption by the gadget king

Eastern Box turtle (male) Terrapene carolina, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

Using a digger for maintenance work on sluice gate at Deepdale Marsh north Norfolk

A large boring machine used to cut the tunnel for the Chunnel is now a monument to the men who died building it at Calais in the the department of Pas-de-Calais, France

Excavating machine for digging trenches, France, WW1
An excavating machine used for digging trenches, at Mericourt in the Somme area of northern France, during the First World War. Date: 26 August 1916

Excavating a wildlife pond in Ferry Wood Norfolk Broads spring

Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. Artist: McFarlane and Erskine
Digger on the tramp, Australia, 1879. A print from The History of Australasia, by David Blair, McGrady, Thomson, and Niven, 1879

A Weighty Reason by H. M. Bateman
" He seems happy, but what on earth did her marry her for - her money?" " Oh dear no - her house" On seeing a chap walking in the park with an older, somewhat voluptuous

Stanley Bruce Alongside Two Australian Soldiers
Australian High Commissioner Stanley Bruce (left) stands beside two of his compatriots outside the Strand Theatre, London

Sea defence work at Torcross, Devon. circa 1980s

Come down under Australia emigration poster 1926-7
Poster encouraging British emigration to Australia, 1926-7. To the young unemployed miner, come down under and be a digger on the surface. Work, health and happiness on the land in Australia

Cartoon, Shakespeare Sacrificed; or the Offering to Avarice, by James Gillray. Showing Alderman John Boydell, an engraver and publisher, in the role of Prospero burning his books

Grave Digger at St Andrews Church by Grave of John Ruskin
Grave Digger at St Andrews Church by the Gravestone of John Ruskin, Coniston, The Lake District, near Ambleside/Windermere, Cumbria, England

The Holiday Monighan Dragline by Heath Robinson
A dragline machine usually used in excavation, converted into a pleasant holiday home with room for a swing, a washing line and a diving board

The Corner Grab Crane by Heath Robinson
The Corner Grab Crane for working round corners - a valuable suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson now under consideration by Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd

The Multiplex Dragline by Heath Robinson
The multiplex dragline for dragging winding streams - another suggestion by Mr W. Heath Robinson. A complicated excavation machine enabling the operator to drag in curving lines. Date: c.1938

The Gentle Art of Excavating - A New Multi-Movement Drag Sho
A new multi-movement drag shovel excavating for the foundations of a new cinema. A typically convoluted digger, made from recycled bits of houses

The Gentle Art of Excavating - Clearing bottom of the Thames
An improved dragline clearing out the bottom of the upper reaches of the River Thames. A typically rickety and overly complicated piece of machinery by the gadget king, William Heath Robinson

Digger 1863 Woodcut brown ink laid paper second
Artokoloro

Digger 1863 Woodcut laid paper second final state
Artokoloro

Digger trucks, excavator, and man drilling hole in ground using pneumatic drill and compressor

Digital illustration showing spatial learning by digger and female wasps using pinecones to locate b

The Burial, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
XOS744924 The Burial, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Park, Linton (1826-1906); 61x83.8 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; American, out of copyright

Of yonge folys that take olde wymen to theyr wyues, for theyr ryches, illustration
XJF486442 Of yonge folys that take olde wymen to theyr wyues, for theyr ryches, illustration from Alexander Barclays English translation of The Ship of Fools

Alphonse Legros, Digger (Le piocheur), French, 1837 - 1911, etching

A New Years Gift for the Parliament and Army, Showing what the Kingly Power is
XJF206129 A New Years Gift for the Parliament and Army, Showing what the Kingly Power is and the Cause of those they call Diggers, published 1650 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Australia-Theme-Landmark - Anzac
A bronze statue of an Australian First World War digger (R) bowed in silent reflection stands at one end of the Anzac Bridge in Sydney, the longest concrete cable-stayed span bridge in Australia

Picture No. 11066876
Cut Peat for fuel drying on moor. Orkney, UK. Date:

Picture No. 11066875
Peat Digging for fuel. Orkney, UK. Date:

Picture No. 11066874
Peat Digging for fuel. Orkney, UK. Date:

Namibia - The Consolidated Diamond Mines at Elisabethbucht. Date: circa 1930s

A 6x4 red Kenworth atic unit with a twin axle tipping trailer being loaded at Sudbury airport Ontario by a bucket loader at the start of a civil engineering project

At Wythenshawe, Manchester, corporations new satellite town, modern British made the scenery was demonstrated show how designs

Eastern Mole searching for food Scalopus aquaticus Central Florida
Eastern Mole searching for food (Scalopus aquaticus) Central Florida, USA (controlled conditions)

A Bedford truck, full of soil, pulls out of the site where the new swimming pool is being dug out in Bexleyheath, Kent. 1936

Cutting a new road, St Pauls Cray Wood. 1937

Workmen cutting a new road at Summer Hill, Kent. 1936

Destruction of rainforest caused by gold mining, Guyana, South America

Looking west towards Bittern Hide over reeds and a dyke. Also digger used for maintaining the marshland habitat

Diggers working next to North Hide, East Scrape RSPB Minsmere Suffolk. Lesser black backed Gulls and Avocets

A shallow water channel cut in marshland habitat to increase water retention. Deepdale Marsh North Norfolk

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"Digger: Unleashing the Power of Machinery in Various Landscapes" Witness the impressive display of JCB Extradig diggers gracefully lined up in a vast field, ready to conquer any terrain. Battling against nature's overgrowth, an industrious JCB digger diligently cleans out roadside drainage ditches in England, February. The mechanical digger stands tall as a symbol of progress and efficiency, transforming landscapes with its mighty strength. Swanley road widening project of 1938 showcases the early utilization of diggers to enhance transportation infrastructure for future generations. In 1939, the Women's Land Army fearlessly joins forces with mechanical diggers to cultivate fields and support their nation during challenging times. A determined man maneuvers his trusty mechanical digger through a muddy field, conquering obstacles one scoop at a time. Outside Plough Inn in Pyecombe, Sussex, badger hunters rely on their digging skills alongside powerful machinery to navigate underground tunnels. Construction workers near Workington install vital power cables from Robin Rigg offshore wind farm amidst the picturesque Solway Firth landscape. Extreme weather-induced landslides like Thirlmere's blockade on A591 road highlight the urgent need for adaptation due to climate change impacts. January 1949 witnessed pipe laying operations bringing modern amenities closer to cottages while embracing technological advancements. Excavators stand strong along Dunoon's coastline as they build robust sea defenses against nature's relentless waves in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. In various scenarios across different eras and locations, these captivating images capture how mankind has harnessed the power of "diggers" - be it for construction projects or battling environmental challenges.