SCOTTISH MATTERS

andymacb · andymacb

Hi Rab and any other members interested in ships and shipwrecks particulary connected to Scotand. Today I was looking on the web for items on the Scottish Borders as my wife particulary wants to spend a few days there during our forhthcomung viist in earle May. I found a reference to a sailing ship mame...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

Australia's military hero - a true ScotDIANE MACLEAN "The fog of war descended quickly and from the moment they set foot on land they were up against it." IN THE early 1900s Australia was a fledgling nation with no real sense of identity. She won her place on the international stage by sendi...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

A UK-wide survey by the Reader's Digest magazine to find the best areas in the country to bring up a family, has placed East Dunbartonshire (pictured here) and East Renfrewshire in Scotland in the top two places, followed by the Forest of Dean and the Vale of Glamorgan in England and Wales. The report w...

AUTHOR JOHN MUIR 1838--1914 · Rabbie Downunder

Hello all, I did post a piece on this author as a Fact of The Day. John Muir(1838 1914)CRAIG HOWIE IN TURN a farmer, inventor, mechanic, saw-mill operator, wanderer, novelist, and poet, the conservationist John Muir spent just 11 years in Scotland before emigrating with his family to America in the m...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

Until recently, my slim knowledge of Australia was acquired entirely through TV, books, or cinema. Neighbours, oh dear, yes, (though only in the Kylie years); Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Walkabout, of course; Barry Humphries or Hugh Jackman, absolutely. Literature? John Pilger, Thomas Keneall...

andymacb · andymacb

I thought that maybe the group would like to see some pictures of Scotland from the 19th and mid 20th centuries. These pictures are of the villages of Redding, Lauriston and the town of Falkirk. All in East Stirlingshire. They are all from the Falkirk Historical Society. #1 School Road Redding wher...

Jim Duncan · Jim Duncan

Dear all I am touring northern Scotland for the first time at the end of this month. I.m driving to Kyle of Lochalsh, spending a couple of days in Skye then touring right up the west coast, along the north and down the east coast to Inverness. It's an area of Scotland I've always wanted to visit but know ver...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

FACT OF THE DAY On this day 105 years ago, the stand at Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow collapsed during an England v Scotland football match. Twenty-five died and more than 500 were injured. Read more on this and on a second Ibrox tragedy in this account from heritage.scotsman.com

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

Hello Cameron, I was just in the process of answering this morning's email telling you that I had registered,when my registration was confirmed; so far I have contacted 23 Scottish groups/associations in Australia re Gillies Hill and all are going to support what I have proposed. I will post...

Rabbie Downunder · Rabbie Downunder

April 2007 sees the 9th Tartan Week - a celebration of all things Scottish to take place each year in New York City and across the USA. For details of all the events, please go to http://www.tartanweekny.com/ This year promises to be one of the biggest and best to date, showcasing all aspects of Scottis...

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	Shipwreck (Preview) Hi Rab and any other members interested in ships and shipwrecks particulary connected to Scotand. Today I was looking on the web for items on the Scottish Borders as my wife particulary wants to spend a few days there during our forhthcomung viist in earle May. I found a reference to a sailing ship mame...	andymacb	6	393	Apr 27, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	FACT OF THE DAY (Preview) Australia's military hero - a true ScotDIANE MACLEAN "The fog of war descended quickly and from the moment they set foot on land they were up against it." IN THE early 1900s Australia was a fledgling nation with no real sense of identity. She won her place on the international stage by sendi...	Rabbie Downunder	1	1224	Apr 26, 2007 by DonnaCTUSA
	A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE (Preview) A UK-wide survey by the Reader's Digest magazine to find the best areas in the country to bring up a family, has placed East Dunbartonshire (pictured here) and East Renfrewshire in Scotland in the top two places, followed by the Forest of Dean and the Vale of Glamorgan in England and Wales. The report w...	Rabbie Downunder	0	335	Apr 23, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	AUTHOR JOHN MUIR 1838--1914 (Preview) Hello all, I did post a piece on this author as a Fact of The Day. John Muir(1838 1914)CRAIG HOWIE IN TURN a farmer, inventor, mechanic, saw-mill operator, wanderer, novelist, and poet, the conservationist John Muir spent just 11 years in Scotland before emigrating with his family to America in the m...	Rabbie Downunder	1	368	Apr 22, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	SUSIE MAGUIRE A TRIP DOWNUNDER (Preview) Until recently, my slim knowledge of Australia was acquired entirely through TV, books, or cinema. Neighbours, oh dear, yes, (though only in the Kylie years); Picnic at Hanging Rock, and Walkabout, of course; Barry Humphries or Hugh Jackman, absolutely. Literature? John Pilger, Thomas Keneall...	Rabbie Downunder	1	405	Apr 18, 2007 by Aussied Pom
	Scottish Boyhood memories (Preview) I thought that maybe the group would like to see some pictures of Scotland from the 19th and mid 20th centuries. These pictures are of the villages of Redding, Lauriston and the town of Falkirk. All in East Stirlingshire. They are all from the Falkirk Historical Society. #1 School Road Redding wher...	andymacb	1	384	Apr 17, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	Northern Scotland trip (Preview) Dear all I am touring northern Scotland for the first time at the end of this month. I.m driving to Kyle of Lochalsh, spending a couple of days in Skye then touring right up the west coast, along the north and down the east coast to Inverness. It's an area of Scotland I've always wanted to visit but know ver...	Jim Duncan	4	387	Apr 10, 2007 by Jim Duncan
	FACT OF THE DAY (Preview) FACT OF THE DAY On this day 105 years ago, the stand at Ibrox Park stadium in Glasgow collapsed during an England v Scotland football match. Twenty-five died and more than 500 were injured. Read more on this and on a second Ibrox tragedy in this account from heritage.scotsman.com	Rabbie Downunder	0	365	Apr 5, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
	GILLIES HILL, BANNOCKBURN (Preview) Hello Cameron, I was just in the process of answering this morning's email telling you that I had registered,when my registration was confirmed; so far I have contacted 23 Scottish groups/associations in Australia re Gillies Hill and all are going to support what I have proposed. I will post...	Rabbie Downunder	10	556	Mar 27, 2007 by Geo
	GENERAL INFORMATION (Preview) April 2007 sees the 9th Tartan Week - a celebration of all things Scottish to take place each year in New York City and across the USA. For details of all the events, please go to http://www.tartanweekny.com/ This year promises to be one of the biggest and best to date, showcasing all aspects of Scottis...	Rabbie Downunder	0	361	Mar 23, 2007 by Rabbie Downunder
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