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Head Teachers at Calder Street School

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It was one out and one in in Summer 1968, as Mr Tom Moffat, headmaster of Calder Street Secondary School retired and another teacher took his place. Tom retired after a whopping 45 years in the teaching profession. Born in Hamilton, he had attended Hamilton Academy and graduated with an M.A (Hons) in Mathematics and […]

1905 Flute Band at Main Street

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Isn’t this an incredible photo. Full of life, of excitement and so it should, for it’s never been publicly seen or published! Photographed by David Ritchie, my 2nd Great Grand Uncle (yes, ok, he is a distant relative). This was taken very near David’s own home. An early pioneer of photography in the town, David […]