The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
THE ARCHIVES
100 years ago
Leo Patrick O’Neill, chief engineer on board the American steamer Lake Favonia, was at Dundee yesterday fined £5, with the alternative of 30 days in prison, for the reckless discharge of firearms at Dundee Harbour. O’Neill was charged with having discharged three bullets in a culpable and reckless manner from an automatic pistol in the direction of George Otto Bauar, chief steward, whereby one of the bullets struck the latter on the chest. O’Neill also threatened PC Walter Wilson with a loaded pistol.
50 years ago
Warning notices regarding the dumping of rubbish in Barrie’s Burn at the Queen’s Park housing scheme in Brechin are to be posted. The Town Council took this step last night following complaints from housewives about the danger from rats as far as young children are concerned. The burgh surveyor, Mr David Pitkeithly, also undertook to have the whole area cleaned up. Some time ago the cost of piping the burn alone was put at £400. He had examined the area and found rubbish such as potato peelings.
25 years ago
Firefighters in Montrose mounted a round-the-clock vigil yesterday as fire raged through a cargo boat berthed at the town’s harbour. They stood on the quayside and the decks of the Efdim Junior, armed with breathing gear and water hoses, amid fears of a flare-up in the burning wood pulp shipment. Dock workers and the ship’s crew worked into the night offloading much of the 280 tonnes of pulp in a bid to get to the seat of the fire. Scorched bales were hosed down by firefighters on the north quay as they were pulled out.
One year ago
Concerns have been raised over the future of support for older people in Arbroath as a leading housing provider confirmed it is reviewing its operations in the town. Angus Housing Association (AHA) said it will consult residents at its 82 sheltered housing flats at Russell Square and Abbot Street. The future of publicly-owned care home Seaton Grove is still hanging in the balance as the local health and social care partnership continues its struggle to balance the books.