Lumberjack it usually refers to a logger from an earlier time before the advent of chainsaws, feller-bunchers and other modern logging equipment. Other terms for the occupation include woodcutter, shanty boy and the colloquial term woodhick (Pennsylvania, US). A logger employed in driving logs down a river was known locally in northern North America as a river pig, catty-man, river hog, or river rat. The term lumberjill has been known for a woman who does this work; for example, in Britain during World War II. In Australia, the occupation is referred to as timber cutter or cool cutters. Lumberjacks worked in
Uruguay during World War II Uruguay during World War II Uruguay stayed neutral during most of World War II, despite internal disputes and pressure to join the Allies. Great Britain remained an influential power during all of the conflict, with the notable activity of Sir Eugen Millington-Drake, British Minister in Montevideo. On December 13, 1939 the Battle of the River Plate took place off the coast of Uruguay between the British Royal Navy and the German "pocket battleship" . After a 72-hour layover in port of Montevideo the captain of "Admiral Graf Spee", believing he was hopelessly outnumbered by the British, ordered the ship to