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Extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell – owner of the Oceana
Printed extracts from the autobiography of John Campbell, owner of the schooner `Oceana` that grounded on Crossapol beach in 1949, including a photograph of the yacht in full sail.
The circumstances of the grounding of the Oceana at Baugh in 1949, by owner John Campbell
Transcript of a telephone conversation between John Campbell and Dr John Holliday in October 2013, regarding John Campbell`s life and ownership of the schooner `Oceana` and the circumstances leading up to its grounding and eventual break up on the beach at Baugh / Crossapol in 1949.
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DVD of a tribute to Gordon Connell`s accordion teaching on Tiree, 2013
DVD of a tribute to accordion teachers made by MG Alba in Gaelic to be screened at Feis Thiriodh 2013, beginning with Gordon Connell, Crossapol, who has been teaching accordion at Tiree High School since the 1970s. Includes footage of Tiree landscapes, dancing in the old community hall, a photograph of Murray Omand, and interviews with Angus MacPhail, Ruaig, Flora MacPhail, Ruaig, Dr John Holliday, Balephuil, and Alastair MacLean (Billy the Box), Barrapol.
Painting of the Sound of Mull during WWII
Framed original oil painting of the Sound of Mull painted during World War II. Artist FW Carlyle was stationed on RAF Tiree during the war.
Painting of a plane over Tiree during WWII, ‘Wings over Tiree’.
Framed original watercolour painting of an aircraft flying over Tiree during WWII. Labelled on the back of the painting “A Halifax aircraft of RAF Coastal Command homing in on `The Reef` Tiree during World War II”. FW Carlyle was stationed on Tiree during the war.
RBS contract of employment for Rosemary Omand, 1970
Photocopy of Rosemary Omand`s employment contract from when she first started working for the Royal Bank of Scotland on Tiree on 22 June 1970.
Scale of salaries for staff of the Royal Bank of Scotland, 1970
Photocopy of a scale of salaries for staff working at the Royal Bank of Scotland on Tiree from April 1970. There are three scales for `Male` staff (A-C) and one scale for `Female`. The femal scale is equal to band A (the lowest scale for men) until age 22, when it falls behind by increasing amounts as the female gets older.
Photograph of the Royal Bank of Scotland staff college in Edinburgh around 1970
Colour photocopy of a postcard showing the RBS staff training college in esdaile, Edinburgh, around 1970. This is where Tiree`s RBS staff were sent.
Cover pages of booklets issued to bank staff on Tiree in the 1960s and 1970s
Photocopies of the cover pages of four booklets issued to staff of the Tiree branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland (formerly the National and Commercial Bank of Scotland): (1) `Careers for Girls` and `Your Bank Account` by RBS, and (2) `On the Cash – a practical guide for tellers` and `Organising the Work of a Branch ` an introduction` by NC.
Two badges and a certificate for proficiency in Gaelic conversation, 1930s
Two brass badges (one gold and one red) and a small card certificate awarded to Fionnghal NicFhioghainn (Miss Fiona? MacKinnon), and signed by Neil Shaw on behalf of An Commun Gaidhealach. Mr Shaw came to the school every year in the 1930s to examine the pupils` ability to make Gaelic conversation. Grades of proficiency were gold (bottom grade), colour? (làn/full, second grade) and red (sàr/excellent, top grade).
