Handwritten letter from Mr Ken Dodgson, Fort William dated 16/1/2002.
Construction of the airport runways during World War II and the source of the rock for the concrete used.
2002.12.3
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Dates: 1940s
1997.68.1
Photocopied newspaper article `Honorary Physician to the Queen – The Late Surgeon Captain M. Brown, Tiree`.
Obituary for Captain Murdoch Brown of Mannal. Brother of Dr Catherine Brown (see 1997.64.1)
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1997.63.1.1
Photocpy of two newspaper articles `Thank you, Tiree!` and `The Late Captain Allan Campbell, Scarinish`.
(1) Letter to the editor of the People`s Journal by T. Henry Ruddich from near Carlisle who stayed on holiday at `Seaside`, Vaul. He praises Tiree as a holiday destination and includes a four-verse poem. (2) Obituary for Allan Campbell of Deobedal, Scarinsh.
1997.64.1
Photocopied newspaper article `The doctor whose name lives on in Argyll school annals`.
Obituary for Dr Catherine Brown, daughter of Baptist minister Alexander Brown from Tiree.
1997.65.1
Photocopied newspaper article `As a legend of the sea slips o`er the horizon` by Don Whyte.
Memories of the ferry `Lochearn` about to leave Caledonian MacBrayne for the Mediterranean.
1997.52.1
Photocopied account for school books and jotters for Class 1, Cornaigmore H. G. School, 1941-2.
Invoice for books and jotters for 1941-2 Class 1, Cornaigmore School.
1997.42.2
Exchange Diary 1941-1943 for Scarinish Repeater Station.
Exchange diary from 22/12/1941 to 24/11/1942; diesel log from 15/9/1946 tom 5/3/1947.
1997.45.1
Catalogue of photographs taken by George Holleyman, FSA.
Photocopies of the photographs taken by George Holleyman while a corporal in the RAF based in Tiree during World War II.
2002.7.1
Jew`s harp.
Home-made Jew`s harp given to Dr Holliday by Mabel Kennedy, Sandaig.
2002.7.2
Handwritten memoirs of Tiree 1941-1942 by Kenneth Dodgson, Fort William.
Memoirs of junior engineer whose firm was contracted to construct three runways at Tiree Aerodrome during World War II.