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Johnstone Machine Tools reached Chile
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Johnstone Machine Tools used in Australia
![]() For more Thomas Shanks Machine Tools at Cockatoo click on link Thomas Shanks The Cockatoo Island Dockyard was a major dockyard in Sydney, Australia, based on Cockatoo Island. The Dockyard was established in 1857to maintain Royal Navy warships. It later built and repaired military and battle ships, and played a key role in sustaining the Royal Australian Navy. The Dockyard was closed in 1991, and its remnants are heritage listed as the Cockatoo Island Industrial Conservation Area. Credit Wikipedia.
Johnstone Machine Tool from Loundons reached Russia
![]() This first story starts when John McFarlane, a visitor to the Museum, told us about his father's uncle, Tom McFarlane, who had worked in Loudon Bros Machine Tool Company in Johnstone. He added that Tom had not only worked in Loudon's but had been in charge of a small team who travelled to Russia to install a huge planing machine in a Russian Machine shop. John subsequently brought us in a photograph of this event. The Machine was a Planing Machine and one of the largest machine tools made by Loudons. ![]()
John Lang & Sons May 1960 -- > -- Wickman Lang March 1973
![]() In this latest article on John Langs, John steel describes his journey from Apprentice to Journeyman. Read his story via the link below
Reminiscences of Wickman Lang by Eddie McRorie
![]() here for the related gallery. Johnstone History Society welcomes submissions of personal, professional and company histories. Use the Contact form to suggest a topic or submit an article for evaluation by the editors.
The Johnstone Fair (1875) courtesy of Iain Reynolds
Iain Reynolds of Johnstone has kindly provided us with an interesting insight into the importance of the Fair to all of the Town's citizens.
John Lang & Sons a brief overview by Jessica Reid
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