Jaqueline Wright shared a nostalgic photo from the Co dancing in 1956/57 featuring her late mother, Cathie McGuire, and her friends Janette Keatts and Cathy Breslin. Though all three have passed away, their enduring friendships and memories remain cherished in Blantyre, where they lived and stayed connected throughout their lives.
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Pit Accident, Blantyre, 1912
On the 15th April 1912 the very day 1500 people lost their lives when the Titanic sank in the Atlantic, a tragedy also unfolded closer to home in Blantyre when Auchinraith Pit 1 collapsed. The pit bottom of Number 1 shaft at Auchinraith Colliery trapping 2 men in the debris. The accident occurred about five […]


