Black and white photograph of the gravestone of Hector Lamont, 1891-1939.
Gravestone of Shipmaster Hector Lamont,1891-1939, who died on board the SS `Ormer` at Suez in 1939.
1999.114.6
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1998.182.7
Photocopied page of newspaper cuttings about the clippers `Taeping`, `Ariel` and `Serica`, and the China Tea Race of 1866.
(1) Letter to the editor of the Glasgow Herald, 1963, by Donald B MacCulloch of Glasgow, about the cause of death of the Taeping`s captain, Donald MacKinnon, and other information about his family. Letter to the editor of the Glasgow Herald by John Graham of Troon with extracts from the logs of the `Taeping`, `Ariel` and `Serica`, and other information about the tea clippers. (2) Article in the Glasgow Herald, 1963, about about The Great China Tea Clipper Race of 1866 won by Captain Donald MacKinnon of Heanish. (3) Oban Times article of 13/5/1965 about the China Clipper Race of 1886 by Neil Brown.
1998.182.19
Photocopied page of newspaper cuttings.
Daily Record article of 24/7/1957 about Captain Bill MacKinnon of Caledonian MacBrayne who received the MBE.
1998.37.5
Photocopied newspaper cutting about Captain John C. MacKinnon, MBE.
Article about Caledonian MacBrayne skipper Captain John C. MacKinnon due to retire in 1964.
1998.44.4
Township history for Gott and Earnal researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about prominent families in Gott and Earnal – MacLeans, MacKinnons, MacIntyres and MacDonalds.
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1998.44.5
Township history for Scarinish researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about smacks and schooners owned in Tiree, Scarinish pier, the Scarinish MacLeans, MacDonalds and MacFadyens, and master mariners.
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1998.44.6
Township history for Soay, Brock, Ruaig and Salum researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about Soay and about prominent families in Brock, Ruaig and Salum – the MacKinnons/Sinclairs, Lamonts, MacLeans, MacLeods and MacInneses.
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1998.44.7
Township history for Heanish researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about the MacKinnons in Heanish.
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1998.44.2
Township history for Vaul researched and written by Hector MacPhail.
Information about Dun Mor, the golf course, prominent families in Vaul (the MacKinnons and MacDougalls) and Tiree men who served with the Donaldson Line.
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1998.31.2
Photocopied booklet `An t-Aiseag na Iar` by Prof. Donald Meek.
Illustrated booklet about the history of Caledonian MacBrayne, captains and ferries.