The 6th January 1947 and the flag gets hoisted above Dixons Pit 1, High Blantyre on the day the mine was Nationalised. It attracted a large crowd of spectators from all over, including the families of the miners themselves. As well as Andra McAnulty attending, Councillor Jimmy Beecroft and other officials from the colliery watched […]
Thank you to Maureen Mullholland- Byrne who sent me a lovely detailed message about her family members who once lived in Blantyre. Maureen now lives in Nova Scotia in Canada but has clearly researched her family in detail. Her message is below, which I think will be interesting to families with the names mentioned. “Hi […]
I like to think of High Blantyre as being a quiet part of town, but that was far from the case in May 1932, when 4 men appeared in court charged with assault of each other in a High Blantyre pub! The four men were: Peter Rooney, junior of 11 Victoria Street, Blantyre; Anthony Barrett, […]
On Wednesday 5th August 1936, a Councillor made a Plea for Homeless People in Blantyre. ” Lamentable Position ” of Seven Accused “We are of the opinion that the Housing Committee had discretionary powers whether to prosecute or not. We find, however, that the Department of Health states we must prosecute these squatters. Yet they will […]