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.
News article and letter about the HMS Sturdy tribute on Tiree in October 2010.
Navy News (Jan. 2011) article about the `Sturdy cairn` built at Sandaig in 2010 to commemorate the sailors who died and survived, and their rescuers, when the destroyer HMS Sturdy ran aground there in Oct. 1940. Also a letter from Dawn Springett, Australia, a relative of one of those who drowned, who sent in the article.
Photograph of tarred roof
Colour photograph illustrating the proportions of a tarred felt roof of a traditional house next to `Cruachan` in Balemartine, 2010. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Photograph of gable end of tarred roof.
Colour photograph illustrating the proportions of the gable end of a tarred felt roof of a traditional house next to `Cruachan` in Balemartine, 2010. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Photograph of the Sturdy memorial cairn, 2010
Colour photograph of the HMS Sturdy memorial cairn built in 2010 to commemorate the wrecking of the destroyer at Sandaig on 30th Oct. 1940. The wreaths in the photo are dedicated to the five seamen who lost their lives, to Captain Sinclair and people of Tiree who helped in the rescue. Photo taken after the 70th anniversary memorial service on 30th Oct. 2010. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Photograph of relatives of HMS Sturdy personnel at An Iodhlann in 2010
Colour photograph of relatives of the crew of HMS Sturdy at An Iodhlann on 2 Nov. 2010. The Sturdy ran aground at Sandaig during WWII with the loss of 5 lives. A 70th anniversary memorial service was held on Tiree on 30th Oct. 2010. L-R standing: Josie Brown, Mike Hughes, Dawn Springett, Mairi Campbell, Mr Fox; L-R sitting: Mrs Fox, Mrs Eleanor Wise, Commander Mike Gibson, Mrs Barbara Gibson. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Photograph of Duncan Grant in An Iodhlann in 2010
Colour photograph of Mr Duncan Grant, genealogist at An Iodhlann in Sept. 2010. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Photograph of Catriona Smythe hand cheque for genealogical research to Duncan Grant
Colour photograph of Catriona Smythe handing a cheque for £1,360 from Louise MacDougall of the `Friends of Tyree Genie-ology` project (in memory of Gene MacKinnon) to Duncan Grant in June 2010. Dr John Holliday is standing. Original stored in filing cabinet 9, drawer 3.
Scaled-down proof of HMS Sturdy exhibition panels
Printed, scaled-down proof of the HMS Sturdy exhibition panels from An Iodhlann 2010-11. Rolled. Made by Colin Woodcock, Balemartine.
Information about Canadian writer Randy Waugh, descendent of Tiree MacFadyens, 2012
Printed internet page about Canadian writer Randy Waugh, whose great-grandmother`s MacFadyen family lived on Tiree for many generations, and Coll before that. Includes a colour photo of Randy on a beach on Tiree.
