THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

A scheme for the rationing of butter or margarine and tea is under consideration for Dundee in order to prevent the forming of queues. The matter was discussed by the Groceries Prices subcommittee of the Dundee Food Control Committee, where it was reported that the ration permitted was four ounces of butter or margarine per head per week and 1½ ounces of tea per head per week. It was suggested that the scheme could be worked with tickets, the same way as sugar.

50 years ago

Junior doctors at Dundee Royal Infirmary have suggested to Dundee General Hospitals board of management that management consultants might be able to suggest ways of relieving them of non-medical duties. The doctors have been impressed by the efforts to remove non-nursing duties from nursing staff. The young doctors were keen that a study of their duties by a consultant, with a view to improving efficiency, should be carried out before the transfer to the new Ninewells Hospital.

25 years ago

Detectives involved in the hunt for the Dundee Law murderer are hoping for a major breakthrough in the baffling case when people return to work today. They hope the murder victim, whose headless corpse was found on the lower slopes of the hill, will be found missing from his workplace and the alarm immediately raised by colleagues. If the victim turns out to have been unemployed, they believe his disappearance will be noticed by DSS staff when he fails to sign on.

One year ago

Angus nature reserve visitors have blasted airgun vandals after a second shooting on the popular attraction. A window at the main Balgavies Loch hide was shattered by a pellet fired from within a hut at the Scottish Wildlife Trust venue east of Forfar, famous as an osprey breeding site. The incident – almost certainly involving an illegally held weapon following the January 1 introduction of new registration legislation – follows the targeting of bird feeders at the reserve last month.