Hamlet on Blantyre’s Eastern side with Industrial roots & adjacent to nearby Burnbank
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1900
An ill wind doth blow – Shop robbery on a Winters night 
x1 
Opening of Auchinraith Primary – Primary School on Auchinraith Rd x1
Allandale – Craig Street x1
The Metal Road – near the hospital x1
1901
I‘m Away then – Pit cage accident at Auchinraith Colliery x1
Blantyre Auchinraith Silver Band – Formation of the popular band x3
Abbeygreen Manse – At bottom of Church Road x2
Clay Road – Dynamite Magazine x2
Craigknowe – Auchinraith Road Homes x2
Auchinraith School Snags – remedial x1
1902
Auchinraith House – photo x1
1903
Ambulance Social – and Presentation x1
Sunday Card players – field at Auchinraith x1
School Wall, repointed x1
1904
The Burning Bing – Auchinraith colliery
Opening Auchinraith Bakery – co-op x1
Simpler Times – oranges and sweets
1905
Discouraging Blantyre Children – Forcing study instead of sports x1
Blantyre Co-operative Bakery – the history of the building x1
Auchinraith School – a lovely photo x1
Inezlea – 159 Auchinraith Road history x1
Building Homes – at Craig Street
Colliery rumour – John Clark Forrests land x1
Auchinraith – School business x1
Auchinraith School – teachers dance x1
Endurance of Charles Allan – Auchinraith Bakery x1
1906
Slag Road – now Craig Street x1
Giraffes or Cows – which? x2
1907
Opening the Morris Tube Range – Logan St
Are we asleep? – letter x1
Blantyre Hospital – repairs x1
1908
New Police Station – Victoria Street x1
Origins – Miners Welfare
1909
Condition of Craig Street – surface x1
Need for More Schools – Calder Street x1
Stole Sheep at Auchinraith – caught x1
Recruitment at the Morris Tube Range – Blantyre x1
1910
Auchinraith Primary School – from Craig Street x1
High Blantyre Main Street – Auchinraith Scene x1
Udston House – Hillhouse x1
Three Workers – At Auchinraith School x1
Auchnraith School – photo x1
Auchinraith Primary School – x1
Blantyre Co-Operative Gala Day – Logan St x1
Improving Victoria Street – Parish Council x1
1911
Lindsay’s at Merry’s Rows – photos x1
1913
Warning to Miners – trespassing x1
1914
Auchinraith Road – schools out x1
Auchinraith Road – photo x1
Auchinraith Road – colourised x1
1919
Calder Street – roll of honour x1
1922
Warning about Lodgers – new houses x1
1923
River Rescue – by Band member x1
1924
Miners Welfare – budget plans 1924 x1
1925
Playing in the New year – 20s style x1
Stealing coal from wagons – theft x1
Auchinraith Primary School – photo x1
Auchinfin – 151 Auchinraith Road x1
1926
Blantyre Pit Row – miners strike x1
Miners Strike – at Auchinraith Colliery x1
The Glad Eyes gang – Low Blantyre x1
1927
Vandalism – by an elderly lady x1
1928
1920’s Motor Cyclist Fined – Dangerous driving near Main Streetx1
Health Centre – at Victoria Street x1
Health Centre – opening ceremony x1
1929
Morris Crescent – fire x1
Whisky after hours – at Auchinraith Vaults x1
1930
The Auchinraith Pit Disaster – Catastrophe that took 5 lives x2
Relatives Gather at Auchinraith Pit – Family arrive at the Collieryx1
Auchinraith House, the Final Years – Demise of the grand house x3
Auchinraith Row – Miners homes near the Colliery x2
Blantyre Cooperative Society Bakery – A brief history x1
Auchinraith Disaster – a sad co-incidence x1
Auchinraith Pit Disaster – some details x1
St Johns Wood – Pidgeon coops x2
Calder Street – School Play Photos x2
Blantyre British Legion – Miners Welfare x1
Huge Crowds at Funeral – Auchinraith Rd x1
Colliery disaster Funeral – at Buggy Buildings x1
1931
Renovation of Auchenraith Railway Junction – Springwells Bridge 1 x3
Trial of Auchinraith Miners – after colliery disaster x1
Colliery Trial Ended – at Auchinraith x1
National Unemployed Workers Movement – history x1
One ton of coal – stolen x1
Colliery Equipment – sale x1
1932
Remembering St Andrew’s Ambulance Service – from Muir Wasson x4
Hogmanay Burglaries in Blantyre – near Craig Street x1
Dogs vrs Turkey – At Birdsfield x1
Auchinraith Vaults – Rammy x1
1933
Blantyre Squatter – forced to leave x1
Logan Street homes – prove tempting x1
Blantyre folk rally – for ejected family x1
Death of an honest Blantyre man – Morris Cresc x1
Blantyre Co-Op – Jubilee Tea caddy x3
Hardie Street – photo x1
1934
Miners Welfare Women’s Committee – from Mary Falco x1
New Year Depression – with sad ending x1
1935
Cat Rescued – at replaced railway bridge x1
Toddler’s death – due to chemicals x1
Lanarkshire’s Slum Drive – Clearances x1
Blantyre men – Mystery photo at Crescents x1
1936
Gifting the Welfare Playpark – land at Victoria Street x1
Calder Street – school photo x13
Condition of Merry’s Rows – Auchinraith x1
1937
Festive Fire leaving families homeless – at Calder Street x1
Dragged along Glasgow Road – Double decker bus injury x1
Craighead Retreat – photo and description x1
Slater Family – at Merry’s Rows x1
1938
Blantyre’s new timber houses – new commission x2
Brief Royal Visit to Blantyre – on way to Hamilton x2
Blantyre Pageant – Part 1 of 3 x1
Blantyre Pageant – Part 2 of 3 x1
Blantyre Pageant – Part 3 of 3 x1
Miners Welfare – silver jack x2
1939
Squatting at Timber Houses – Report of housing shortages x1
1940
Teacher not guilty of assault – Child accuses teacher of cruelty x1
Ten Families homeless due to fire – Fire at Henderson Buildings x1
Gutted by Fire at Hendersons buildings – corner of Auchinraith x1
1942
Blantyre Couple’s Haunfu Born – Triplets born x1
Royal Visit to Bowling Club – people named x2
1943
Little Lizzie’s Prayers – for daddy x1
1945
Bellsfield Farm Sheepwash – Now Meadow Avenue x2
1946
Auchinraith Primary School – class photo x1
1948
She told the Police – Mother charged defending son x1
Blantyre news in New York – Donnelly distributes news x1
John Scotts – Hardware Shop Victoria Street x2
1949
Victoria Street – Elizabeth Weaver as baby x1
Anderson Shelter – Victoria Street x2
1950
Auchinraith Fairground – aerial photo and description x1
1951
Fire at the Blantyre Industrial Estate – Fire damages business x1
Betty and Brian at Victoria Street – from Betty Weaver x2
1953
Victoria Street – Elizabeth Weaver photos x2
Queen Elizabeth 2 – Coronation party x1
Lynch family – Auchinraith Road x1
1954
Calder Street Secondary School – photos x1
1955
Opening Calder Street Library – detailed history x2
Blantyre fairground – comes to Auchenraith x1
Looking to Main Street – at Auchinraith x1
Looking to Victoria Street – at the Cemetery x1
Aerial Photos of the Timber Houses– Auchinraith x4
Fire at Craighead Farm – Auchinraith x1
Blantyre Miners Welfare – bowling x2
1957
Quiet Victoria Street – Shared by Elizabeth Weaver x1
1958
Calder Street School – Class photo from Arlene Green x1
Children hurt in Army blast – Dixon’s Washouse demolitionx4
Miners Welfare Bowling Club – Shared by Gerry Kelly x1
View from Auchinraith Bing – by Anthony Smith x1
Auchinraith Prefabs – view from the bing x1
Calder Street – Secondary x4
Elizabeth – at Victoria Street x1
1959
Calder Street School – Class photo from my own archives x1
1960
Calder Street Football team – photo by Ian Dobson x1
Auchinraith Railway Junction – derelict photos x5
Shop – at corner of Welsh Drive x1
Auchinraith Junction – photo x1
Peter Wilkie – at Cathy Little’s Shop x1
Happy Times – at Birdsfield Drive x1
1961
Calder Street – School Photo from R Stewart x1
Blantyre aerial – photo x1
1962
Timber Houses – playpark photos x2
Kathy Brown – at Hastie’s x1
1964
Causeystanes – at top Broompark Road x1
1965
Burleigh Memorial Church – only known photo x4
1967
Calder Street Secondary School – Class photo x1
Blantyre Miners Welfare – break in x1
Burns Supper – at Miners Welfare x1
Bowlers – at Miner’s Welfare x1
Calder Street – Gym Girls x1
Lorry Accident – Main Street x1
Removal – of Auchinraith Bing x1
Calder Street Secondary – school photo x1
Calder Street – class photo x1
Tangle with Octopuses – cheeky cartoon x1
Book Demand Grows – library stats x1
1968
Former Miners – jaunt to the sea x1
No Ball Games – Bellsfield x1
Elizabeth Scott – Presentation x1
1970
Auchinraith Club – photo x1
Co-op Buffet – delivered in style x1
RG Barrett and Co – Church Street x1
1973
Auchinraith Social Club – advert x1
Jedburgh Street – photo x1
1974
Auchinraith Road – photo x1
1975
Whistleberry Railway Bridge – Demolition of Glasgow Rd rail bridge x1
1978
Elm Street – View towards Glasgow Road x1
Miners Welfare – ABC in 1978 x1
Calder Street School – becomes Auchinraith Primary x1
Small Crescent – to Seychelles x1
Repair own council house – Morris Crescent x1
Miner’s Welfare Bowling – Presentation x1
Blantyre Welfare – Youth Club x1
Ladies Circle – Donation x1
Human Barricade – Expressway opening x1
Missing Lighting – Underpass x1
Blantyre Ladies Co-operative Guild – Auchinraith Social Club x1
Auchinraith – Trading Estate x1
1979
Hamilton Playbus – at Auchinraith Road x1
Craig Street – near Glasgow Road x1
Opening Bowling Club Season – 1979 x1
Closure of 3 streets – Low Blantyre 1979 x1
End of Auchinraith School – 1979 x1
1980
Anford Boys Club – at Auchinraith x1
RG Barrett & Co – photos x5
Glasgow Road Industrial Estate – Modern estate x1
Auchinraith Teacher retires – 1980 x1
Blantyre Indoor Bowling Club – opening season x1
BVG – on the road 1980 x1
Rewarding Sports Heroes – miners welfare x3
Halloween Party – Elizabeth Scott Centre x1
1983
Unauthorised Markets – Auchinraith Rd x2
2nd Blantyre Boys Brigade – photos x2
1984
Auchinraith Primary School – photo x1
Auchinraith Road – photo x1
Nazarene Church – photos x2
1985
Miners Welfare Bowling – photos x4
Miners Welfare Outdoor Bowling – photos x15
More Outdoor Bowling – photos x8
1986
Zeigfields Nightclub – Blantyre x1
1987
Auchinraith Primary School – photo x1
1988
Auchinraith Club Party – 18th birthday party x7
Boys Brigade trip to Aviemore – Skiing with BBs x3
1990
Ladies Bowling Team – near Victoria Street x2
1992
Beatons on Auchinraith Road – photo x1
1993
Looking to Auchinraith Road – photo x1
1996
Auchinraith Kids – at Primary school x1
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