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.
Photograph of Alan MacDougall, headmaster of Cornaigmore School in the 1940s, and his wife
Black & white photograph of Mr Alan Campbell MacDougall and his wife Alice (nee MacMillan), 1940s. Mr MacDougall was headmaster at Cornaigmore School from 1940. He died in 1969 when he fell between the pier and the ferry. Alice MacMillan was the science teacher.
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.
Black & white photograph of two County Sports Cups won by the MacNeill brothers, John and Alistair, of Hynish around 1950, after completion of the front extension of Cornaigmore School.
Photograph of Donald Meek, Caoles and John M MacDonald in 2010
Colour photograph of Prof. Emeritus Donald E Meek, Caoles and Glasgow, and John M MacDonald, North Uist, who was the Gaelic teacher at Cornaig School in 1962-63. Photo taken in August 2010. (For more information about John MacDonald see 2010.81.1)
DVD of the HMS Sturdy memorial event, Tiree, October 2010.
DVD of the HMS Sturdy memorial day at Sandaig and An Talla on 30th October 2010 on the 70th anniversary of the ship running aground on rocks at Sandaig with the loss of 5 crew. DVD also contains original, unconverted file.
Photograph of the Sturdy memorial at Sandaig, October 2010
Colour photograph of the HMS Sturdy memorial cairn and plaque that was erected on the seashore at Sandaig on the 70th anniversary of the grounding of the ship on 30th October 1940 with the loss of five crew.