Two lumps of coal said to have come from the steam ship SS Vivo, which was wrecked off Balevullin in 1890.
2013.165.5
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2013.157.1
Genealogy information about Gavin MacDonald, Scarinish (1892-1978), who emigrated to Canada.
Printed information about the family history of Gavin MacDonald (Uncle Gavin), Scarinish, whose family emigrated to Canada in the late 1800s, and about two audio recordings of Gavin speaking about his family history (see 2013.157.2-3).
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2013.157.3
Audio recording of Gavin MacDonald of Canada speaking about his family in the 1970s, part 1 of 2.
Audio recording of Gavin MacDonald reminiscing his family`s past. His parents were Alex and Jessie MacDonald of Scarinish, who emigrated to Canada in 1902 with their three daughters and one son. They settled in Saskatchewan in 1904.
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2013.138.2
Article about the Coll post office by Robert Sturgeon in 1988
Article about the house `Tigh-na-Mara` in Arinagour, Coll, which was the post office in the late 1800s. Robert Sturgeon came to Coll from Dalbeattie in 1889 to run the post office. He went on to create the fish-buying and processing unit, and the house became a guest house.
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2013.126.4
Letter from the Duke of Argyll to the widow of John MacKinnon in 1931
Photocopies of an envelope and hand-written letter of condolence from the Duke of Argyll to Mrs John (Margaret) MacKinnon, whose late husband was “the faithful ground officer” to the Duke`s grandfather “during a troubled period on Tiree”. Dated 4 May 1931.
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2013.124.1
Letters to Colin MacPhail and John MacDonald, both Crossapol, from Scottish Airways regarding car hire, 1938
Original (and photocopy) of a typed letter, enclosure and envelope from the Director of Scottish Airways, Mr Nicholson, to Colin MacPhail, Crossapol, regarding John MacDonald`s (15 Crossapol) proposal to hire out his car to passengers. A second photocopy is included in the Colin MacPhail Collection 2013.36.6.
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2013.122.1
Gaelic hymns and psalms from the Balemartine Baptist Church in 1988.
Printed sheet with four typewritten psalms and hymns for singing in Gaelic at a service held at the Baptist Church at Balemartine on 7th August 1988. Includes a photocopy.
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2013.120.1
Wood and crocodile skin sea chest from Australia
Sea chest made of wood and crocodile skin owned by Dugald MacKinnon, Heanish (Dughall an Oir, b.1840), who brought it back from Australia.
2013.117.1
Newspaper notices of deaths, marriages and anniversaries in Australia 1887-1947
Printed transcripts of newspaper notices & obituaries regarding the deaths, marriages and anniversaries of Tiree Australians appearing in various Australian newspapers during 1887-1947. Includes: Jessie Hughes (1836-1886) and Jane Campbell (1828-1891) daughters of Archibald and Mary Campbell, Tiree; Captain Archibald MacLean (1821-1901); Donald Brown (1868-1947); Catherine MacKinnon, Tiree (d.1947); Dr Charles Nicol Macquarie (1861-1937); Niel Campbell (1832-1912); marriage of David MacKinnon to Euphemia MacKechnie, daughter of Donald MacKechnie, Heynish (1921); silver wedding anniversay of Dugald Colquhoun of Tiree and Eliza MacFadyen (1933).
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2013.116.1
Conference paper about sustainable use of a cultural landscape – machair, by William Welstead, Baugh, 2013
Draft paper about the relationship between culture, machair and conservation. Submitted to a symposium on `Literature and Sustainablility` on the mainland in 2013. Includes emailed comments on the draft by Dr John Bowler, RSPB Tiree, summary and biography of W Welstead, and the symposium timetable.
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