Minidisk recording of Alasdair Sinclair and Duncan Grant talking to Dr John Holliday in An Iodhlann on 21/1/2004.
Alasdair Sinclair of Brock and Duncan Grant of Ruaig talk to Dr John Holliday in January 2004 about their Tiree connections and early memories of Ruaig, Brock and Soa, about Hugh Lamont (Eòghann Iain) from Ruaig, the postal service, Brock ceilidh house, thatched houses, quarrying stones at Brock and the tools used, handmade lintels, and collecting seaweed and birds’ eggs from Soa.
Audio cassette recording of Lachie MacArthur of Mannal talking to Maggie Campbell in January 2001.
Lachie MacArthur of Mannal talks to Maggie Campbell in January 2001 about his work for 32 years as a lorry contractor and one year as a postman, the great benefit of the rubbish skips to the island, his late father’s accidental death by drowning in 1954, the cargo boats `Loch Ard` and `Loch Carron` and the coal puffer `Moonlight`, and fishing out of Balemartine the ‘The Bank’ for cod and flounders. Lachlann ’ic Artair a Manal a’ bruidhinn ri Magaidh Chaimbeul anns an Fhaoilteach 2001 mun obair aige na fear-cùmhnantachaidh airson dha dheug air fhichead bliadhna agus aon bhliadhna na phòsta, am feum mòr a tha na sgudail a’ deànamh air an eilean, athair nach maireann a bha ann an tubaist-bàthaidh ann an 1954, bàtaichean-luchdaich An Loch Ard agus An Loch Carron agus am bàta-guail Moonlight, agus am banca iasgaich airson trosg agus leòbagan.
Black and white photograph of a lugboat.
Postman Hugh Lamont, who lived at Daisy Bank in Ruaig, at the stern of his lugboat `The Katie` which was named after his wife and won prizes at the regattas.
Black and white photograph of Janet Wilson with her children Mairi and Stewart in 1958.
Janet Wilson nee MacEachern with her children Mairi (m.s. Brady) and Stewart outside Cornaig Post Office in July 1958.
Black and white postcard of a painting of Balinoe.
Postcard painting of Balinoe showing the bridge and Post Office.
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 1, 1980 (2 copies).
Local news including the proposed Hydro-Electric surcharge on diesel-generated power, community council elections, upgrading Cornaigmore School, the delay in getting telephone connections, the Social Work Department and the non-delivery of post on Saturdays and Sundays due to the plane schedule.
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 1, 1980.
Local news including the proposed Hydro-Electric surcharge on diesel-generated power, community council elections, upgrading Cornaigmore School, the delay in getting telephone connections, the Social Work Department and the non-delivery of post on Saturdays and Sundays due to the plane schedule. (2 copies)
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 8, 1981.
Local news including an address by Community Council chairman Gordon Donald, the condition of meat carriage on the ferries, the off-loading of newspapers and mail by Loganair, the death of Hugh MacEachern, the last blacksmith in Cornaigbeg, the weather, HIDB aid to crofting, a Gaelic hymn by Archie MacDonald of Kilmoluaig, Gaelic TV programmes, the churches, Slimming Club, WRI, Regatta Club, bird-watching and pipe music arranged by A. Sinclair.
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 8, 1981.
Local news including an address by Community Council chairman Gordon Donald, the condition of meat carriage on the ferries, the off-loading of newspapers and mail by Loganair, the death of Hugh MacEachern, the last blacksmith in Cornaigbeg, the weather, HIDB aid to crofting, a Gaelic hymn by Archie MacDonald of Kilmoluaig, Gaelic TV programmes, the churches, Slimming Club, WRI, Regatta Club, bird-watching and pipe music arranged by A. Sinclair.
Newsletter `Fios agus Fathunn`, No. 10, 1982 (3 copies).
Local news including the proposed closure of the knitwear factory, a letter from the Director of Water about the muddy mains water, the continuing off-loading of mail and newspapers from Loganair flights, news from the church, the school, Vaul Golf Club, the Regatta Club and the Boys Brigade, a letter from the vet about vaccination of of calves, the weather and bird-watching.
