THE ARCHIVES

100 years ago

Barry and Buddon camps are to be the scene of considerable military activity during the current summer. Two companies of the 2nd Gordon Highlanders have already arrived at Barry for musketry and company training and will remain there until July 25, when they will be succeeded by two other companies of the same battalion, which will remain until September 25. There are other units which will be at Barry including two batteries of the 6th Reserve Brigade and West of Scotland Schools Junior Division.

50 years ago

Two young men crashed in a hired car near Bonnyton farm, on the Montrose-Forfar road yesterday. The vehicle somersaulted three times after hitting an embankment, but landed on its wheels. Shaken, cut and considerably bruised, they drove back three miles to Montrose where a doctor was called to attend to them. But neither the driver, Cecil Twiddy, 24, of Glasgow nor his cousin, 19-year-old Denis Strang of Montrose, can remember how they drove back. The Austin 1300 was badly damaged in the incident.

25 years ago

Aberfeldy Golf Club captain Duncan Campbell was swinging not only his club but his kilt as he struck his tee shot to officially open Aberfeldy’s new 18-hole course. Whether his non-traditional golfing gear would pass the on-course dress regulations nowadays applied by so many clubs in Tayside is open to conjecture, but Duncan had little option in view of his hectic timetable in a day jam-packed with commitments! The new par 68 course has been in play since the end of April but the official opening was a special occasion.

One year ago

A two-car crash on one of Perth’s busiest roads led to travel chaos throughout the city centre. The accident involving a Fiat 500 and red Skoda blocked part of Dunkeld Road, causing lengthy tailbacks in all directions. Three women were taken to hospital by ambulance. Their injuries were said to be not life threatening. Another woman, said to have been in shock, was also taken to hospital. Queues of traffic stretched for about a mile in each direction, while police made efforts to recover the damaged vehicles.