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Sheilding his friend

November 18, 2016

Alfred Burnett, a miner, residing at 11 Sydes Brae, High Blantyre, was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment at Hamilton Sheriff Court on Friday 10th February 1928 for stealing a quantity of coal from the railway siding at High Blantyre. Whilst being sentenced, he also attempted to shield his friend from any sentence. Charles McGill, another […]

High Jinks Until Midnight

paulveverka

August 24, 2013

Blantyre People

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Have things really changed? As a resident of High Blantyre, i can thankfully enjoy some peaceful night’s sleeping set back off the Main Street, and occasionally hear the odd rumble as the pubs close. This amusing article though told a different story on the evening of Saturday 14th February 1920. A light hearted attitude was […]