In 1892, residents complained about a lack of privacy while sending telegraph messages at the Post Office on Glasgow Road, Blantyre. Miss Walker, the sub postmistress, moved the telegraph machine to a back room for privacy. However, postmen sorting letters nearby could see incoming messages, prompting public outcry and letters to the Hamilton Advertiser.
Edition 5 (August) of the fab Blantyre Telegraph Monthly Magazine is now out in local shops! Priced at just £1, all sales of the Blantyre magazine go entirely to local good causes. It features some articles and photos deliberately held back from the websites ensuring plenty of fresh, new topical content. Now becoming more established […]
My other website “Blantyre Telegraph” records all the contemporary news as it happens in Blantyre, often exclusively announcing news ahead of official reporting sources and newspapers. For the last 6 years, its brought breaking news, photos, weather reports, events, whats on, job opportunities as well as remembering those who have passed. A registered charity, Blantyre […]
James Banks M’Neill, well known aquatic circles, died on Friday 11th October 1878 at Blantyre, in his 49th year. He was a boatbuilder, a most successful teacher of swimming, and in his youthful days a splendid oarsman. He built boats, hired them out and was the originator and first secretary of the City of Glasgow […]