The Courier & Advertiser (Perth and Perthshire Edition)
THE ARCHIVES
100 years ago
The familiar boom of Dundee’s time gun will not be heard until after the war is over. The Law & Finance Committee of the Town Council yesterday decided that the firing of the gun should be stopped during the war. This step was taken on the proposal of Treasurer Soutar, who pointed out that a great many wounded soldiers who were suffering from what might be termed “cannon shock” were quartered in the city and he was informed that the firing of the gun had a bad effect upon their nerves.
50 years ago
A daring mailbag robbery was carried out from the platform of Tay Bridge Station, Dundee. Seven bags were slashed open and part of their contents stolen. It is understood that packets and letters were taken. They were from incoming mail waiting collection by a GPO van. The robbery was discovered by a station inspector about 10pm. Dundee CID officers were called in to assist the railway police. It is believed the raid was carried out during the station’s quiet spell, when there are no trains.
25 years ago
For Jim and Una McAulay, of Windygates, the news that the land battle in the Gulf had finally begun brought mixed emotions. Few families can have been going through the anguish the McAulays have had to endure ever since hostilities began, for all five of their children are somehow involved in the conflict. Scott (28), Ewan (26) and Bruce (24) have been in the Gulf for some time, while Keith (27) is at Leuchars and faces being sent to the Gulf and daughter Leslie (25) is to marry a Gulf medic.
One year ago
Fife’s cemeteries could become eyesores if urgent funding is not found for maintenance, it has been claimed. Councillors say the condition of graveyards will be affected, after funding cuts of more than two-thirds were confirmed this month. The savings – made as part of the council administration’s budget – have prompted fears that grass at many burial grounds will go uncut and that general upkeep of the sites will be affected. Councillor George Kay said the region’s dead must be treated with respect.