Historical / Technical Known variously as ?logging wheels? in North America and in England as a ?neb?, ?nib?, ?bob? or simply ?pair of wheels? the term ?linker? may have been applied only to the Australian version. Because of the hard work these vehicles were required to withstand and the weathering environments in which they were often left to deteriorate, there are few examples preserved in collections. The massive scale of their construction is itself significant as testimony to the achievements of the coach building industry that built their wheels and bolsters and forged their heavy cranked axles. The use of the term ?bob-tail? means cut-off or shortened tail, more likely in this case referring to its relatively small size. It should be noted that there is a potentially confusing use of the term ?bob? in English horse drawn vehicle language to describe a two wheel jinker. Provenance Found in a forest reserve near Bega by Duntroon cadets in the 1980?s. Donated initially to the National Museum of Australia (1986.37) the artifact was deaccessioned and accepted into the Bega Valley Historical Society?s collection in 1997. A rare survivor of the local timber getting industry, this vehicle is of high importance in the collection. It is in fair original condition and shows interesting evidence of makeshift in-service repairs.