Tag Archives: post offices and postmen

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2013.25.2

Telegram re wedding of Mairi and Hector Campbell, Corrairigh, 1955

Photocopy of a Post Office telegram from “Hector – Helen” (Campbell?) in Cape Town, South Africa, to Mairi and Hector Campbell, Corrairigh, Cornaigbeg, on the advent of their wedding on 10 August 1955.

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2012.112.1

Colour photographic slides of Tiree scenes/people from 1950-1980

Eight colour slides (card mounted) of scenes from Tiree 1964-1979. Three colour slides (glass mounted) of people and horses at a cattle show in 1956. Slip of paper with handwritten notes about some of the slides. Annotations include: Flora`s Mum & Dad? – 1965; D & Nan MacLean 8/79; Ian Brown, Balephuil and horse; cattle show; 12/64 Pier Head Calum Salum, `Ian`, Don McIntyre; 21/64 Old Post Office – new van; Cattle Show, Alex McNeil, 1956; 24 Old Post Office, 4 vans & 3 postmen; 35/64 Donald Lamont, landing off Claymore; Donald MacLean and `Morag`; “To the Lean-To”.

2012.64.1

Book “Postbus Country” by Joan Burnie 1994

Hardback book about the rural communities of Scotland and the history of the Royal Mail-operated Postbus that served them since 1968. Signed on the inside front cover “To Flora & Lachie (MacLean, Druimfraoich), with love and all good wishes for 29th June and 14th July 1995. From Mary and Tom”

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