Diggers Collection

Display of JCB Extradig diggers in a field
Display of bright yellow JCB Extradig Sitemaster diggers in a field, with a Turbo 4x4 underneath. Date: circa 1980s

Stunt JCB diggers perfoming formation dance routine at New Forest show 2006
Stunt JCB diggers perfoming formation " dance" routine at New Forest show 2006

Cleaning out roadside drainage ditches which had become overgrown using JCB digger, England, February

Badger hunters outside Plough Inn, Pyecombe, Sussex

Caricature of a cheeky Australian solder - WW1
circa 1916

Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings, Boston, USA
Clam Diggers sorting and grading their pickings - Boston, Massachusetts, USA Date: circa 1910s

Excavator building sea defences, Dunoon, Firth of Clyde, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, august

Excavator digging stone on hillside, England, november

Excavator and truck on beach, repairing sea defences with boulders, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, august

Dewosmir
Peter Majkut

Night Scene in Australia, Gold Diggers
A Night Scene Australia, Gold Diggers playing cards and drinking Date: 1853

Burying a body, France
Three grave diggers inter a corpse in a cemetery

The Diggers, 1918 (etching)
3057642 The Diggers, 1918 (etching) by Smith, Percy John Delf (1882-1948); 15.9x21.6 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving)
6034626 Punch cartoon: California, The Country for Convicts (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: California, The Country for Convicts)

The Diggers punishing the Robbers (engraving)
5211980 The Diggers punishing the Robbers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Diggers punishing the Robbers)

The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land
DGC452058 The Ploughman, song illustration for Who Liveth So Merry in all this Land?, from Pan-Pipes, A Book of Old Songs, Newly Arranged and with Accompaniments by Theo

Two film photographs: top left an ensemble shot
Two film photographs: top left ensemble shot from Gold Diggers of Broadway featuring Ann Pennigton and top right William Powell and Evelyn Brent in Interference, a Paramount talkie (1930). Date: 1930

The Australian Diggers Memorial, Plugstreet Experience
The 14-18 Experience Museum was opened on 9 November 2013 and on that day a splendid bas relief of Australian miners digging underground was unveiled. It was donated by Ross J

Preserved Yorkshire Trench - Boesinge
This was first explored in February 1992 by a local group called The Diggers. Gradually an important trench and dug-out system was uncovered

Silver Mining in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, 1877 (engraving)
PNP246276 Silver Mining in the Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada, 1877 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Typical Forty-Niners, 1849 (b / w photo)
PNP246167 Typical Forty-Niners, 1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Bendigo Creek (engraving)
5211972 Bendigo Creek (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bendigo Creek. Illustration for Peter Parleys Annual for 1864.); © Look and Learn

Gold Seekers in French Guyana (b / w photo)
CHT202676 Gold Seekers in French Guyana (b/w photo) by French Photographer; Archives Nationales-Centre des Archives d Outre-Mer; eArchives Charmet; out of copyright

Deuteronomy 34 Death of Moses, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica
STC67500 Deuteronomy 34 Death of Moses, from the Nuremberg Bible (Biblia Sacra Germanaica) (coloured woodcut) by German School, (15th century); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; German

The Last Chance Mine, California, 1882 (b / w photo)
PNP246271 The Last Chance Mine, California, 1882 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark Western Americana; American, out of copyright

Great meeting of gold diggers at Mount Alexander, 15 December 1852 (engraving)
2793294 Great meeting of gold diggers at Mount Alexander, 15 December 1852 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

At the earthing of a felo-de-se (colour litho)
3095692 At the earthing of a felo-de-se (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the earthing of a felo-de-se)

Hamlet with the skull of Yorick (chromolitho)
969295 Hamlet with the skull of Yorick (chromolitho) by Paget, Walter Stanley (1861-1908); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet with the skull of Yorick)

The Diggers, 1855 - 1856 (etching)
1217873 The Diggers, 1855 - 1856 (etching) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 23.5x33.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; French, out of copyright

Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b / w photo)
PNP246166 Hopeful gold prospectors, 1849 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright

Lewisham, London (engraving)
586248 Lewisham, London (engraving) by Barrow, Joseph Charles (fl.1775-1805); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lewisham, London; published 1 December 1790); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

View of large digging machines working on the construction of the Panama Canal
MNY381055 View of large digging machines working on the construction of the Panama Canal, 1912 or 1913 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Roadworkers at Lunch, c. 1850-52 (conte crayon with gouache, on laid paper)
5643032 Roadworkers at Lunch, c.1850-52 (conte crayon with gouache, on laid paper) by Millet, Jean-Francois (1814-75); 27.6 x 22.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French

The Transvaal Gold Fields, South Africa (engraving)
1053500 The Transvaal Gold Fields, South Africa (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Transvaal Gold Fields, South Africa)

Hamlet (engraving)
671480 Hamlet (engraving) by Selous, Henry Courtney (1811-90) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hamlet. Illustration for The Plays of William Shakespeare edited by Charles)

Gold diggings, Ararat, 1853
NSW71440 Gold diggings, Ararat, 1853 by Roper, J (19th century); Dixson Galleries, State Library of New South Wales; Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Australian, out of copyright

Eureka Stockade riot, Ballarat, Australia, 1854 (w / c)
NSW71416 Eureka Stockade riot, Ballarat, Australia, 1854 (w/c) by Henderson, J.R. (19th century); Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales; Mitchell Library

The Gold-Buyer (engraving)
5211970 The Gold-Buyer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Gold-Buyer. Illustration for Peter Parleys Annual for 1864.); © Look and Learn

Kartoffelgraber bei Zandvoort, 1894 (pastel & white chalk on board)
3911002 KartoffelgrAaber bei Zandvoort, 1894 (pastel & white chalk on board) by Liebermann, Max (1847-1935); 60x76.8 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

Lord Vaux (engraving)
3649971 Lord Vaux (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lord Vaux. Author of the grave diggers song in Hamlet, Act V, Scene 1)

Ned refusing to drink with the Diggers (engraving)
2780945 Ned refusing to drink with the Diggers (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ned refusing to drink with the Diggers)

The week of passion (colour litho)
2783839 The week of passion (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The week of passion)

Crossing the Isthmus, from Mountains and Molehills or Recollections of a Burnt
NYH192086 Crossing the Isthmus, from Mountains and Molehills or Recollections of a Burnt Journal by Frank Marryat, engraved by J

Preaching at the Diggings (engraving)
5211975 Preaching at the Diggings (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Preaching at the Diggings)

Diggers on land (engraving)
966747 Diggers on land (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Diggers on land. Illustration for The World its Cities and Peoples by Edwin Hopper (Cassell)

"Diggers"in a canoe made of several trees partially hollowed out and fastened together (engraving)
966746 " Diggers" in a canoe made of several trees partially hollowed out and fastened together (engraving) by English School

Demolition work in progress at College Street, Bristol as new housing begins to replace housing and buildings which were damaged during the Bristol Blitz of World War Two. 8th February 1956

On the fringes of the village Hottot near Tilly Sur Seulles troops dig themselves in, making good use of a bomb crater. Buildings in the village are unsafe to occupy as they are booby trapped

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"Diggers: Unearthing the Stories Behind Their Mighty Machines" A mesmerizing display of JCB Extradig diggers in a vast field, showcasing their power and versatility. Battling nature's overgrowth, a JCB digger diligently cleans out roadside drainage ditches in England, restoring order to the countryside. In an age-old tradition, badger hunters gather outside Plough Inn, Pyecombe, Sussex with their trusty diggers by their side. Along the picturesque shores of Dunoon in Scotland, an excavator tirelessly builds sea defenses to protect against the mighty waves of the Firth of Clyde. A cheeky Australian soldier immortalized through caricature during World War 1 - his spirit as resilient as a seasoned digger on the battlefield. Boston's clam diggers meticulously sort and grade their pickings from beneath sandy shores - a testament to hard work and dedication. November brings chilly winds but doesn't deter an excavator from digging stone on a hillside in England - shaping landscapes one scoop at a time. Happisburgh beach witnesses an impressive sight as an excavator and truck repair sea defenses using massive boulders - safeguarding Norfolk's coastline. Under Australia's starry night sky, gold diggers persistently search for fortune amidst rugged terrain - embodying perseverance and determination. Amidst historical turmoil in France, whispers tell tales of secrets buried deep within its soil – where even brave souls dare not disturb with their faithful machines. The New Forest show comes alive with adrenaline-pumping stunts performed by JCB diggers dancing harmoniously together – defying expectations with grace and precision. The ingenious mind of Heath Robinson unveils an early mechanical shovel design that paved the way for modern-day marvels we now know as "diggers.