The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
THE ARCHIVES
100 years ago
The Rev James Kirk, chaplain to the Seaforth Highlanders, younger son of the late Mr James Kirk, Kirkford, Cowdenbeath, has been awarded the Military Cross for gallantry. Mr Kirk, who is serving his second term with the troops on active service, was previously mentioned in despatches. He had a distinguished career as a student, being a bursar of Dunfermline High School and also at St Andrews University, where he took his Arts degree. Prior to entering the army Mr Kirk was minister at Dunbar.
50 years ago
Actor James Coburn dashed down a Greenwich Village street last night hotly pursued by two Chinese agents in a realistsic piece of onthe-spot filming for the latest in the Flint secret service series. But the producers had forgotten to inform the police – and two patrolmen joined in the chase, thinking it was real-life drama. One policeman caught Coburn, whose face, the police said, accidentally came into contact with his truncheon. Finally it was all sorted out at the police station to veryone’s satisfaction.
25 years ago
A unique tourist attraction linking the Brechin to Bridge of Dun steam railway with the historic House of Dun was launched with a series of dignified snorts. They came not from the various dignatories who enjoyed the first passenger trip on the line for 40 years but from the 1944 Bagnall Austerity Saddle Tank that will be the prime locomotive for the regular Sunday service. Visitors can now buy a special joint ticket which will allow them to enjoy the steam experience with a visit to the House of Dun.
One year ago
Flames tore through a Perthshire farm, reducing a huge barn to a charred ruin. Tonnes of baled hay within provided fuel for the fire and the building’s interior swiftly became a raging inferno. Smoke billowed into the air above Bankfoot as it burned, making the fire visible for miles around. Emergency services were scrambled to Belstane Farm on the outskirts of the village. Crews discovered a large shed filled with hay engulfed in flames. They worked to prevent the fire from spreading.