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On Tuesday 17th May 1910, considerable fear and panic swept through Blantyre when it became known that two young children had gone missing from the Village. A boy and girl, aged 10 and 12 years respectively created considerable commotion with large search parties sent out to look for them. As the day unfolded into Wednesday, […]
The Blantyre police had a busy night on Saturday 28th May 1910 with enquiries well into the Sunday following the death of a Blantyre miner. Thomas Robertson was that miner, aged 51 years, a father and husband who resided with his wife and family at 18 New Lands, at the Village, Low Blantyre. In connection […]
A photo shared here by Gerry Walker from 1973. This is St Joseph’s Football Team. For the first time since its inception in 1924, the competition for the Sir Henry S Keith trophy had been won by a Blantyre team! The cup which was competed for annually in Lanarkshire was won that year by St […]
Robert Smellie, affectionately known by family and colleagues as Bob, was born at Park Farm, High Blantyre on 27th December 1867. He was educated at St John’s Schools in Hamilton and it was there he adopted a keen interest in playing the new sports of football. He played for the school team and at a […]
During an Auchentibber Garden Party in June 1910, reporters got a chance to interview Inn and Quoiting Grounds owner, Mr. J.B.H Struthers. What they wrote spans three parts which I’ve transcribed fully: “At the present time [June 1910], when press and platform are ringing with ideas and proposals for creating a more sober people, it […]
A large and representative company of ladies and gentlemen availed themselves on the evening of Wednesday 22nd June 1910 to the invitations issued by the hon. president, Mr J. B. H. Struthers, and members of the Auchintibber Quoiting Club to spend an evening with them within the precincts of their incomparably artistic grounds at the […]
The great photos keep coming in! Elizabeth Elliott has shared this Blantyre photo from 1902. I’ve managed to repair and sharpen it for featuring here: As always, I like to add something to photos which are sent in. Having that information to support the photo was incredibly helpful, for remarkably, we can tell the exact […]