CD of songs written and performed by William MacLean, Balinoe
Copied CD of 10 Gaelic songs written and performed by William MacLean, Balinoe (1920-2011).
2011.27.6
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Dates: 1930s
2011.18.2
Paper on emigration to Western Australia, 2010
Paper entitled `Whiteness on the frontiers of Empire: Hebridean Scots and group settlement in Western Australia 1923-1928` in the Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society, 2010.
2011.18.8
Map of areas occupied by the RAF on Tiree during WWII
Photocopy of a hand-drawn map of sites around the Reef, Baugh and Crossapol that were occupied by the RAF aerodrome and buildings for support personel, during WWII. Scale: 6 inches to 1 mile.
2011.15.2
Composition about water, transport, heating and lighting in the Cornaig School building and grounds from the 1920s to 1970s. Written by Archie MacKinnon, Cornaigmore, who was the school janitor from 1952 to 1992.
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2011.15.6
Austalian press cuttings about RAF Tiree during WWII
Two Australian newspaper articles printed from the internet: (1) About the family of Morrie Foster`s gift of his flight logbook to An Iodhlann in 2007. Foster served in 518 Met Squadron, Tiree, during WWII. (2) About Les Lambert, Australian firefighter who was a wireless operator aboard RAF Halifaxes based on Tiree during WWII. Both articles highlight the link between RAF Tiree and the success of the D-day landings.
2011.11.1
Photograph of Cornaig School in 1930
Black & white photograph of the exterior of Cornaig School in 1930 and annotated photocopy indicating the staff room, headmaster`s house, entrance gates and headmaster`s garden. In 1938, all the stonework on the school and school house was plastered and roughcast as it is today (2011).
2011.6.1
Letter from Catriona Watt, Glasgow to Dr John Holliday dated 7/12/10 about the `SS Malve`, a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931, plus two photographs (P101 & P102). Catriona`s grandparents woke to find it aground in front of their house – Port na Criche, Cornaigbeg.
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2011.6.2
Photograph of three Tiree women with a crew member of the `SS Malve`, 1931
Black & white photograph of three Tiree women: Catriona Watt`s mother and her sister with their cousin, standing by the wheel of the SS Malve with one of the crewmen. The SS Malve was a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931.
2011.6.3
Photograph of the SS Malve, 1931
Black & white photograph of the SS Malve, a Finnish steamship that ran aground off Balephetrish Bay in 1931.
2011.5.8
Photograph of Alan MacDougall acting as purser for MacBraynes ferries, 1920s-30s.
Sepia photograph of Alan Campbell MacDougall (to the right of the wheel) acting as purser on a MacBrayne boat during his university days. He became headmaster of Cornaigmore School in 1940.
