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THE QI’KKN IN FRANCE

... camawa were deqwtched trtm Paris for Queen Victoria use. They were hiHM ami hooted the outekirts the m the M- Kwttion ajioarcutly that they ha-l to lii ■jiiiwnir Nais4««. There were ehonla ef •• Vi la Betne Urn Queen left Cheriwnrg. IwA the iteojde generally ...

CAPTAI* rBSXT

... Sir John Franklin, received any and what rewards for tkeir acknowledged cervices on Ike.same occasiont I*it true that Queen Victoria Channel and the north-west passage*, for the exploration of which Captain Aostia’e vessels are now fiuiogont nnder Sir ...

Death Of Whithorn Man 1,-.. It was with regret tKat the news of the death of Mr Walter Bond was

... seventy years ago and was always very proud of the fact that he had been apprenticed as gardener in the service of the late Queen Victoria, who had once shaken hands with him. For many years he resided in the Whithorn district, latterly at 34 Isle Street. He ...

Published: Saturday 13 September 1952
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 203 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

FIRST VISIT

... William Caig. The Neuk, Cairnryan. Stranraer. has also written me regarding the reference to traditional souvenirs and Queen Victoria. Mr Caig says he has often assisted in and around the Vale-of-Fleet collecting and loading a waggon of pure bred Galloways ...

Published: Saturday 02 August 1952
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 226 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Galloway Gleanings READER’S WEEK

... correspondent tells me that the wall from Dashwood Square to the Infant School was built the year of the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria and the Tablet at The Square gives the date. The road then became known as Jubilee Road and my correspondent thinks that ...

Published: Saturday 02 February 1952
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 249 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Galloway Gleanings

... Mrs Porter, who hope to visit friends and relatives of their parents. WET REVIEW” VETERANS Veterans who paraded before Queen Victoria at the Edinburgh Wet Review of 1881 hope to be able to be on parade again in June this year—before her great granddaughter ...

Published: Saturday 10 May 1952
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 362 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE THIMBL&»ro_DqDGB_ABOUr THE

... towards the industry of this country. Those intentions of course, buve been altered to tbo tone of favoured journal, and Queen Victoria lias been to play second liJlo to that venerable old dame whoso eccentricities have afforded much amusement to tho public ...

SATURDAY. 9th FEBRUARY. 1952. THE KING

... the Throne at this time exceeds in interest even the historic incident of the call to Queen Victoria as a child, in the midnight hours, for a like duty. The new Queen has already shown by example that she will maintain with popularity and dignity, the ...

Published: Saturday 09 February 1952
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 679 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Festival comes West

... brings some of Canada’s best dancers to the Festival for the first time, and the major drama event is ‘‘An Evening with Queen Victoria’ featuring Prunella Scales — probably best known as Sybil Fawlty. Other drama will include visits by Theatre Alba with ...

Published: Saturday 25 January 1986
Newspaper: Galloway Gazette
County: Wigtownshire, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 670 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

AMERICA

... present to Queen Victoria. On one head of the barrel, which is elegant enough to furnish royal dining-room, tho following inscription, graven on a large plate of solid silver: —‘Warren Stan’s choice sugar-cured hams. Presented to her Majesty Queen Victoria ...