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Glengarnock Gleanings (June 1920) | Colvilles Staff Magazine
Original June 1920 issue of Colville’s Magazine featuring the Glengarnock Gleanings section. Includes a portrait and profile of John Kane, O.B.E., reports on Works and community sport, the Guide Mill picnic to Rothesay, and the Second Annual Works Sports Meeting. Fully transcribed and preserved below – original scans are above (pp. 103–105).
The issue also features the humorous illustration “Betty—and ‘Oor John.’”, drawn by Geo. Kirkwood, together with a humorous column titled “Swatches o’ Wut.” by the Kilbirnie Philosopher.
- Mr. John Kane – long-serving employee at Glengarnock Works, featured with portrait and an account of the courage for which he received the Medal of the Order of the British Empire
- Mr. Robert Craig, Jun. – Office Staff member congratulated for his achievements in the “Colville” Golf Cup Competition
- Illustration: “Betty—and ‘Oor John.’” – humorous cartoon drawn by Geo. Kirkwood
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Glengarnock Gleanings (May 1920) | Colvilles Staff Magazine
Original May 1920 issue of Colville’s Magazine featuring the Glengarnock Gleanings section. Includes a profile and portrait of Mr. William Blue, a long-serving Blast Furnace worker with over fifty years’ service, along with reports on social events, football activity, Works organisations, and community life. Fully transcribed and preserved below – original scans are above (pp. 84–86).
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Below is a transcription of the material visible in the above scans regarding Glengarnock.
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Original April 1920 issue of Colville’s Magazine featuring the Glengarnock Gleanings section. Includes a profile and portrait of Hugh Munro, a portrait of juvenile champion Andrew McDowal, along with local social events, football activity, community gatherings, and reports from the Works. Fully transcribed and preserved below – original scans are above (pp. 67–68).
The issue also features a humorous illustrated piece titled “Useless!”, drawn by Jas. Holmes of Glengarnock, reflecting everyday workplace life and humour of the period.
- Mr. Hugh Munro – long-serving employee at Glengarnock Works, featured with portrait and profile
- Mr. Andrew McDowal – Juvenile Champion, Scottish Inter-Works Sports (1919), shown in portrait
- Illustration: “Useless!” – humorous drawing depicting two men in a washroom setting drawn by Jas. Holmes, Glengarnock
Glengarnock Gleanings (March 1920) | Colvilles Staff Magazine
Original March 1920 issue of Colville’s Magazine featuring the Glengarnock Gleanings section. Includes a profile and portrait pictures of Robert Adair, O.B.E. and golfer William Gibson, along with local social events, football activity, community gatherings, and reports from the Works. Fully transcribed and preserved below – original scans are above.
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Original February 1920 issue of Colvilles Magazine featuring the poem “On Strikes” by William Ferguson of Glengarnock Works. Written in Scots, the poem reflects on labour, conflict, and the hope for peace and cooperation between workers and employers. Fully transcribed and preserved below with an image from local artist J.W Sorbie – original scan is above.
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Original January 1920 issue of Colville’s Magazine Glengarnock Gleanings section. Includes local news, football results, YMCA activities, and a historical report of a tragic accident. Fully transcribed and preserved below – original scan is above:
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Neil and Esther McTaggart – taken at Jerome’s Photography studio Glasgow 1938 to give to the kids before they went to war. They lived at the Longbar and before that Schoolwynd, Kilbirnie.