Black and white photograph of Archie Campbell in Norwich in 1984.
Archie Campbell (1897-1987) on the right in Norwich in 1984. Archie was the son of John Campbell of Garaphail and Flora MacEachern, daughter of Archie MacEachern, the blacksmith at Cornaigbeg. He played full back for Norwich City Football Club from 1924-8.
The victorious Scotland team
Photograph of the victorious Scotland team in the ‘international’ football match played at RAF Tiree in 1944.
Courtesy of Mr Willie Dickie
In 1944, the RAF Sports Officer on Tiree was Dan Squires who batted for Surrey County cricket team before the war. He would coach players in the gymnasium and they would practise on a wicket set up on the airfield.
Athletic Days were regular events. Bets on the races were taken by the station’s Accounts Officer, the Hon. John Grimston, with the profits going to help the war effort.
Football was a popular sport with the young men on the base and in May 1944 Dan organised a special ‘international’ between ‘Scotland’ and ‘England’ which was won by the Scottish team.
Black and white photograph of the `Scotland` football team in May 1943.
The victorious Scotland football team who played against England in Tiree on 30th May 1944. L-R: (back) referee Cowan, Morton, Jamieson, Gillespie, Anderson, Holmes, Preston, (front) Willie Dickie, Byrne, Duncan, Liddell and Shiels.
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 3, 1980 (4 copies).
Local news including the proposed surcharge for diesel-generated power, visit by the Welfare Rights team, Housing Action Areas, the cost of funerals, the delay in the installation of new telephones lines, the quality of the mains water, the bus shelter at Balemartine, conveyance to school for Primary pupils, the Community Council election, a list of books about Tiree, a Gaelic song by Neil Brownlie, church, and school news, Golf Club and Tiree Football team news, the proposed new public hall and the WRI summer ceilidh. (4 copies)
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 3, 1980.
Local news including the proposed surcharge for diesel-generated power, visit by the Welfare Rights team, Housing Action Areas, the cost of funerals, the delay in the installation of new telephones lines, the quality of the mains water, the bus shelter at Balemartine, conveyance to school for Primary pupils, the Community Council election, a list of books about Tiree, a Gaelic song by Neil Brownlie, church, and school news, Golf Club and Tiree Football team news, the proposed new public hall and the WRI summer ceilidh.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Spring 1985 (2 copies).
Local news including the departure of Kevin and Cilla Boyd (BT) and J. Littlewood from the Power Station, the arrival of the new headmaster Colin Hunter and family, Social Security benefits, crofting history, recipes, news from Vaul Golf Club, the football club, WRI, the Regatta Club, the school and churches.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Spring 1986.
Local news including the upgrading of the public hall, dental services on Tiree, a Gaelic poem by Neil Brownlie, an article by Rev George Donaldson and news from the golf club, the school and the football club.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Summer 1986.
Local news including the promise of a new filtration plant for the mains supply, nursing beds at Taigh a` Ruadh, account of a trip to Israel by Mary Davies, article by the C. of S. minister and news from the football club, Boys Brigade, the playgroup, the hockey club and the school.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Spring 1987.
Local news including the mains supply, pedestrian access to the pier, nursing beds at Taigh a` Ruadh, obituary for and poem by Rev Hector MacPherson (minister on Tiree 1973-8), article in Gaelic by Neil Brownlie, news from WRI, the hall committee, the football club, the churches, Tiree Association, the school and Tiree Agricultural Society.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, December 1987 (3 copies).
Local news including report form the WRI, Womens Guild and Tiree Agricultural Society, recipes, Tiree Wave Classic, contribution from the minister, training courses for crofters, news from the school, the football and the regatta clubs.
Newsletter `An Tirisdeach`, Spring 1988.
Local news including the proposed dumping of nuclear waste on Tiree, the disposal of sewage, increases in CalMac fares and freight, alcoholism, poem about Tiree by K.W. Grant, news from the hall committee, football club and the school.
