Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 413, 29/3/2008.
Local news and events including the arrival of Ross MacLennan`s new fishing boat, an interview with Colin Woodcock of Balemartine, and the launch of CalMac`s Gaelic Rings tours.
List of Tiree mariners 1914-1920 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1914-1920 held at the National Archives at Kew giving, under each ship, the names of Tiree sailors, their age and address, rank, the dates of the voyage, and the sailor`s previous ship.
Black and white photograph of an iceboat crew at Pictou Island in the early 20th century.
An iceboat crew at Pictou Island in the first half of the 20th century. The Northumberland Strait is frozen during the winter and, before the advent of air services to the island in the 1920s or 1930s, iceboat was the only form of transportation to mainland Nova Scotia.
List of Tiree mariners 1913-1914 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1913-1914 held at the National Archives at Kew giving, under each ship, the names of Tiree sailors, their age and address, rank, the dates of the voyage, and the sailor`s previous ship.
List of Tiree sailors in 1908-1913 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1908-1913 held at the National Archives at Kew giving, under each ship, the names of Tiree sailors, their age and address, rank, the dates of the voyage, and the sailor`s previous ship.
List of Tiree sailors in 1901-1908 extracted from documents at the National Archives at Kew.
Extracts from Crew Lists & Agreements 1901-1908 held at the National Archives at Kew giving, under each ship, the names of Tiree sailors, their age and address, rank, the dates of the voyage, and the sailor`s previous ship.
Black and white photograph of rescue of a Swordfish crew in June 1944.
The rescue of a two-man Fairey Swordfish crew in June 1944 aided by 281 Squadron (Air-sea Rescue) from RAF Tiree. One crew member died later in hospital. Ship H91 is a small convoy escort vessel. Fairey Swordfish carried torpedoes and operated from aircraft carriers.
Black and white photograph of the rescue of Halifax crew at sea.
The rescue by HMS Flanders of the aircrew of Halifax LL510 from RAF Squadron 518 after ditching in the Atlantic on 21 November 1944.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, No. 397, 11/8/2007.
Local news and events including Rona Campbell skippering the `Clansman`, Gaidhlig air a` Bhata, Council concerns over foot and mouth outbreak and July`s regatta.
Colour photograph of the great-granddaughters of Captain John Campbell with the ship`s bell from the SS Hebrides in 2006.
Lorna and Alison, the twin great-granddaughters of Captain John Campbell of Coll, with ship`s bell from the SS Hebrides photographed on board the MV Hebrides in July 2006.
