Naval certificates belonging to Hector MacLean, Balemartine, b.1921
Photocopies of naval certificates belonging to Hector MacLean, Balemartine (b.1921): National Service certificate of registration (1941), Certifcates of Discharge (1939, 1940 & 1945), Continuous Certificate of Discharge (1941-1949), Certificate of Efficiency as Lifeboatman (1949).
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Steam-ship passenger ticket from Sydney to London, 1895.
Photocopy of a passenger ticket for passage from Sydney, Australia, to London, on board the Orient Line Steamship “Oruba” via the Suez Canal in 1895. Made out to Neil MacCallum.
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Historic Scotland report about Kirkapol Old Parish Church and Chapel, 1995
Typed report by Michael Burgoyne, Architect, regarding his survey of Kirkapol Old Parish Church and Chapel in 1995 for Historic Scotland. Includes recommendations for preservation works and a budget (by Donneil Kennedy, Hynish).
Accounts for the Gott Bay Pier Trust 1936
The Gott Bay Pier Trust revenue account for year to 28th March 1936 giving expenditure, income, contingency fund and capital account. Prepared by W. Monteith, Auditor, July 1936.
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Fact sheet about “Tilley” – Tiree`s community wind turbine, 2010
Factsheet about Tiree`s community wind turbine “Tilley” giving the background to the project, its costs, output, comparison with other island wind turbines, electricity and income, future, tiree windfall fund, personnel involved and acknowledgements.
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Booklet about Enercon wind turbines
Booklet containing details of Enercon`s various wind turbine products. Includes the E-44 model that was erected in 2009 at Ruaig for the Tiree Community Wind Turbine Project.
Email about pottery fragments found at Salum in 2009
Printout of an email from archaelogist Tom Dawson, University of St. Andrews, to Charles MacDonell regarding the likely history and points of interest of a large collection of prehistoric pottery fragments (2010.35.1) found at Salum beach in 2009.
Update from the Atlantic Rising project 2010
Printout of email from Will Lorimer and sample internet content from the Atlantic Rising project. The Atlantic Rising team visit low-lying communities around the Atlantic edge that are being, or will be, affected by sea-level rises of 1m due to climate change. Includes Tiree, where Tiree school children and fishermen helped launch a huge message in a bottle. Will`s family have a second home at Hynish.
Large folder of An Talla Tender Documents, April 2003
Large folder of tender documents for the new community hall project “An Talla” dated April 2003. Includes reports on tenders, budgets, architects` drawings and plans. The documents were collected by Pete Blackhall, The Glebe, Scaranish, who sat on the project committee.
Large folder of various documents relating to the construction of An Talla
Large file folder containing various documents relating to the construction of the new community hall – An Talla. Belonged to Pete Blackhall, The Glebe, Scaranish, and titled `Pete`s Working File`. Includes contact list, budgets, minutes of committee meetings, quotations, plans and drawings.
