Black and white photograph of four of the MacDonald brothers from Balephuil sliabh around WWI.
Four of the MacDonald brothers from Balephuil sliabh around the time of World War I. They were the sons of Hector MacDonald, Balephuil and Mary MacLean, a descendant of the Cooper. L-R: (back) Malcolm; Dugald (1887-1976); John; Hector in New Zealand army uniform.
There were two other brothers Neil and Archie and two sisters Kate and Sarah.
Colour photograph of a memorial to an RAF Tiree crew in Bundoran, Ireland.
Memorial at Bundoran, Ireland to a Halifax crew from RAF Tiree who crashed in January 1944, photographed in June 2003.
Colour photograph of Dick and Margaret Padbury in Western Australia in March 2004.
Dick and Margaret Padbury at their merino stud farm at Kojonup, Western Australia in March 2004. Margaret is the grand-daughter of Donald MacKinnon of Balevullin who emigrated to New Zealand in 1888 then settled in Australia.
Margaret Padbury with her grandfather’s travelling desk
Photograph of Margaret Padbury of Kojonup, Western Australia with her grand-father’s travelling desk.
Courtesy of Mrs Margaret Padbury
Donald MacKinnon, a miller in Balevullin, was one of twelve men arrested in 1886 after a period of land agitation on the island. Four of the ringleaders, including Donald and the Land League Chairman, were released without charge.
However, Donald’s prospects on the island were blighted and he decided to emigrate. He was presented with a travelling desk with an inscription which read: ‘Presented to Donald MacKinnon Balevullin by friends of Tiree on his leaving for New Zealand in recognition of his services in advocating their rights to the people and as a token of their respect and regards 16th March 1888.’
Donald eventually settled in Western Australia where he worked on the railway and raised a family. His grand-daughter, Margaret Padbury of Kojonup, described him as ‘a man of the highest principles, who lived by the word of God and brought up his family the same way.’
Colour photograph of Margaret Padbury in Western Australia in March 2004.
Margaret Padbury of Kojonup, Western Australia with the desk presented to her grandfather Donald MacKinnon of Balevullin who was involved in the Greenhill ‘riot’ of 1886. The inscription reads: Presented to Donald MacKinnon Balevullin by friends of Tiree on his leaving for New Zealand in recognition of his services in advocating their rights to the people and as a token of their respect and regards 16th March 1888.
Colour photograph of the travelling desk presented to Donald MacKinnon of Balevullin by the people of Tiree in 1888.
Donald MacKinnon, a miller in Balevullin, was one of twelve men arrested in 1886 after a period of land agitation on the island. He was released and decided to emigrate to New Zealand in 1888. Before leaving he was presented with a travelling desk with an inscription which read: ‘Presented to Donald MacKinnon Balevullin by friends of Tiree on his leaving for New Zealand in recognition of his services in advocating their rights to the people and as a token of their respect and regards 16th March 1888.’ Donald eventually settled in Western Australia where he worked on the railway and raised a family.
Black and white photograph of nurse Rachel MacLean.
Rachel MacLean from Lochmaddy, North Uist, district nurse on Tiree 1940-42.
Black and white photograph of Balemartine School 1945-6.
Balemartine School, 1945-6. L-R: (back row) Helen MacPhee, Balinoe; Ishbel Bunting, Balephuil; Janet MacKinnon, Balemartine; Janet Wilkie, Balinoe; Georgina MacGregor, Balemartine; Patsy MacPhee, Balinoe; Marion Eadie, Balemartine; Agnes MacDonald, Balemartine; Colina MacDonald, Mannal; Helen Penman, Balephuil; Mary Woole, Balephuil; Lachie MacArthur, Balemartine; Alistair Straker, Balinoe; Ross Downie, Balemartine; Donald Downie, Balemartine; Frank Conway, Balemartine; Tommy Doctor, Balephuil; Joe MacLeod, Balemartine; Sydney Hamilton, Balephuil; Willie MacCreadie, West Hynish; Billy Penman, West Hynish; (2nd back row) Chrissie MacLelland, Balemartine; Lena MacDonald, Balemartine; Cathy Conway, Balephuil; Ina Brown, Balephuil; Agnes Armstrong, Balephuil; Margaret Carter, Balephuil; Charlotte MacDowall, Balemartine; Duncan MacPhail, Balephuil; John MacNeill, Hynish; Angus Paterson, Crossapol; Donald Archie MacFadyen, Balemartine; Willie Brodie, Balephuil; Donald MacKay, Balephuil; John MacKinnon, Balemartine; Neil Sinclair, Balephuil; (middle row) Isabella MacArthur, Balinoe; Nellie MacDonald, Mannal; Peggy MacLean, Mannal; Ruby Collins, Balephuil; Margaret Doctor, Balephuil; Janette Hendry, Balemartine; John Carter, Balephuil; Mary Catherine MacArthur, Balemartine; Sara MacDonald, Balemartine; George Miller, Balemartine; Murdoch MacArthur, Balemartine; Gordon Doctor, Balephuil; Jimmy Doctor, Balephuil; John Neil MacKinnon, Balemartine; Donald Archie MacPhail, Balephuil; (2nd front row) James MacArthur, Balemartine; Bertie MacLean, Balephuil; Jenny Penman, Balephuil; Mary MacKinnon, Balemartine; John Fletcher, Balemartine; Alistair MacNeill, Hynish; Neil MacKinnon, Balephuil; John MacLeod, Balemartine; Duncan MacKinnon, Balephuil; James MacDonald, Mannal; Donald Brown, Balephuil; Stuart Doctor, Balephuil; (5 in front row) Margo MacKinnon, Balemartine; Alistair MacDonald, Balephuil; James MacDowall, Balemartine; Jean Fletcher, Balemartine; Tina MacLean, Mannal.
Colour photograph of nurse Jessie Ann MacCallum.
Jessie Ann MacCallum, district nurse in Tiree for a few months in 1955.
Black and white photograph of nurse Netta MacKinnon of Balemartine.
Nurse Netta MacKinnon of Balemartine in 1961.
Colour photograph of nurse Helen Lane.
Helen Lane, district nurse in Tiree 1994-5.
