THE World War Two death of Cardross man Sergeant Alexander Glass Dunbar is shrouded in mystery.
The former Hermitage School pupil, the son of Francis G.Dunbar, who maintained the Kilmahew Castle gardens, and his wife Mary, died on September 23 1940 at the age of 23 when his training aircraft crashed in Shropshire.
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AN important piece of Helensburgh history was demolished in December 2005, after having become an eyesore.
The decision to demolish the old drill hall at 75 East Princes Street brought to an end a long battle for permission to pull down the corrugated iron building.
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ONE of the saddest events in the history of the Gareloch is the K13 submarine disaster, which took place on January 29 1917.
What follows is the first of three accounts of the tragedy, this one by courtesy of the Submariners Association website.
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ONE of the saddest events in the history of the Gareloch is the K13 submarine disaster, which took place on January 29 1917.
What follows is the second of three accounts of the tragedy.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 12 March 2017 17:54 )
A WELL known Helensburgh man, the late Bill Morrison, OBE, is included in the Guinness Book of Records as having made the deepest unaided ascent from a sunken submarine — although he knew very little about it at the time.
Former garage boss and local Conservative district councillor, Bill lived for many years in Cove and Kilcreggan and was a member and treasurer of its town council prior to the reform of local government in 1975. He also owned the Knockderry Hotel at Cove for some years.
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View this photo and over 1,900 more at the Heritage Trust Photo Gallery. Visit the gallery.
At the February Open Meeting at Helensburgh Civic Centre on Wednesday February 27 Robert Ryan will give a canoeist's perspective of Loch Lomond.
Wednesday September 26 — Bruce Jamieson: Developing the Mackintosh Club
Wednesday October 31 — AGM; then David Clark: How Helensburgh ended the Great War
Wednesday November 28 — Eric Thompson: Helensburgh and the Peace Movement
Wednesday January 30 — Trust members: brief talks on images of the past
Wednesday February 27 — Robert Ryan: Loch Lomond islands by canoe
Wednesday March 27 — Jon Reid: The Royal Northern Story
Meetings in Helensburgh Civic Centre at 7.30pm.
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