Information about Captain Archibald MacLean, Tiree and Sydney, 1880s
Extract from a book about a house in Sydney, Australia, belonging to Captain Archibald MacLean a native of Tiree who ran a successful shipping business in Australia during the 1880s. The house was named `Tiree` on the corner of Tiree Avenue and Prince Edward Parade.
Book of GPO postage stamps, 1963
Complete 5-shilling book of postage stamps from 1963: 12 purple stamps @ 3d; 6 red @ 1d; 6 blue @ 2 1/2 d; 6 orange @ 1/2d, with information about postage rates and advertisements. Light blue card cover with stitched spine. Donated by Neil Munn, Middleton.
Photocard of the `Mary Stewart` in Scarinish Harbour ca. 1900
Black & white photo postcard showing the trading ship `Mary Stewart` anchored in Scarinish Harbour, with cattle standing in the sea in the foreground, ca. 1900.
News article (ca 1950) about Tiree and the Great China Tea Race
Two photocopies of a news article about recollections of Donald MacKinnon, Tiree, who captained the winning tea clipper “Taeping” during the Great China Tea Race of 1866. The original photocopy was on display in the Thatched Cottage Museum, Sandaig, until its closure and sale in 2010.
Book “The land below the waves”
Book “The land below the waves – Tiree past and present” by Donneil Kennedy of Tiree ancestry.
Photograph of Calum `Salum` MacLean outside his shop in Salum ca 1960
Black and white photograph of Calum `Salum` MacLean outside his shop in Salum around 1960.
Receipt from Tulloch Photographers, Glasgow to MacKinnon, Kirkapol
Receipt from Tulloch Photographers, Glasgow to MacKinnon, Lodge Farm, Kirkapol for “sitting (proofs)” and “1/2 doz PC X Mas” (half a dozen post card prints for Christmas?), dated 21 Nov 1951, price £1-8-6.
RBS “Sense” magazine including photo of Scarinish branch and harbour
Royal Bank of Scotland “Sense” magazine, August 2009, highlighting the Scarinish branch on the back cover with a colour photograph of the bank and Scarinish harbour.
Leaflet advertising Skippinish Sea Tours (2008)
Colour leaflet advertising Skippinish Sea Tours (2008) run by uncle and nephew: Iain MacDonald and Angus MacPhail of Ruaig.
Booklet about the history of the Co-operative Store in the Highlands and Islands. 2007
Colour booklet tracing the history of the Co-operative Store in the Highlands and Islands. Researched and edited by Marij van Helmond. Includes images from Tiree.
