Stevenston - On This Day In History

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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MAY 1849

FATAL ACCIDENT

On 2 May, John Cowan Mclelland, son of the late Hugh McClelland, lost his life in No. 2 Turf Dyke Coal Pit, belonging to Stevenston Colliery. The creel in which he was ascending came against a board that was in the shaft, and being thrown out by the concussion, he fell to the bottom, a distance of 25 fathoms, and was killed on the spot.

He was unmarried, but has left a widowed mother.
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GLASGOW HERALD
7 MAY 1929

TWO BROTHERS DROWNED
DISUSED QUARRY TRAGEDY

Two Stevenston boys - William and James Fisher - were drowned in a disused quarry at Moorpark, Stevenston, on Sunday evening. The boys, with a number of others, were playing by the side of the quarry when James Fisher, aged 10, fell into the water. His elder brother William, aged 14, although unable to swim. made a gallant effort to effect a rescue, and in doing so lost his own life.

The boys were the sons of Mr. William and Agnes Fisher, Portland Place, Stevenston.
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If this is the area by old St. John's, there were 3 pools. We called them the white wife, the black man and the yellow baby, Lord knows why, and were always warned to steer clear of them.
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GLASGOW HERALD
9 MAY 1884

TERRIBLE DYNAMITE EXPLOSION
TEN GIRLS KILLED AND FOUR INJURED AT ARDEER WORKS

A terrible dynamite explosion occurred yesterday morning at Ardeer works.

The dead were named as:

Annie Brannan, Ironworks Square, Ardeer,
Mary Brannan, sister of the above,
Maggie McAdam, Ironworks Square, Ardeer,
Rachel Allison, Kilwinning,
Elizabeth McCall, Station Square, Stevenston,
Isabella Longridge, Schoolwell, Stevenston.
M Haggerty, Townhead, Stevenston,
L Love, Schoolwell, Stevenston,
M. A. Peters, Townhead, Stevenston, and
M McAllister, Station Square, Stevenston.

The injured were named as:

Jessie Craig, Grange Road, Stevenston,
Rose Ann Murphy, Townhead, Stevenston,
Sarah Ann McKean, New Steet, Stevenston, and
Mary Banks, Boglemart Street, Stevenston.
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12 MAY 1947

AYRSHIRE PLAYING FIELD PURCHASE

At a meeting of Saltcoats Town Council tonight it was reported that the Council along with Ayrshire Education Committee had purchased the house and grounds of Auchenharvie, a mansion house between Saltcoats and Stevenston. The grounds extend to 60 acres. It is understood that the west portion of the ground will be used as playing fields for Saltcoats and the east portion will serve a similar purpose for Stevenston. The house will be used as a temporary school.
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12TH MAY 1972

On this day, the new Ardeer Community Centre was officially opened in the refurbished Ardeer Halls.

http://www.threetowners.net/forum/viewt ... 97#p104497

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14 MAY

14 May 1881
A DANGEROUS SLEEPING PLACE
On Saturday evening last (14 May 1881), about eight o’clock, the driver of a goods train reported that, when between Stevenston and Saltcoats, he observed a man lying on the line. A party was dispatched immediately to the spot and discovered a man lying asleep on the six feet way between the up and down line with his head near the rails. He was rather the worse of drink and had wandered on to the line and laid himself down. He was at once aroused and moved from his perilous position.
Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 21 May 1881

14 May 1901
RUNAWAY HORSE
On Tuesday afternoon (14 May 1901), a horse yoked to one of the wagonettes which run between Saltcoats and Ardrossan got a fright as a lorry was passing it and ran off. The driver, Joseph Baird, Townhead, Stevenston, in attempting to stop the animal, was knocked down and the wheels of the vehicle passed over his legs and bruised them. The horse ran along Hamilton Street, Caledonia Road, Argyle Road, Gladstone Road and finally was brought to a standstill in Parkend Road. The wagonette was not much damaged.
Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald, 17 May 1901

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GLASGOW HERALD
17 MAY 1913

STRIKE AT NOBEL'S
3000 EMPLOYEES IDLE
DEMAND FOR INCREASED WAGES

The agitation among the employees in Nobel's Explosives Works at Ardeer culminated today in a strike which affected all departments of the factory, and brought operations to a standstill.

There are about 3000 men and women employed by the company, and should this dispute prove to be of a protracted nature it will have a serious affect on the surrounding communities.

The inhabitants of Stevenston to a large extent depend on the dynamite works for employment, and a large number are drawn from the neighbouring towns of Saltcoats, Ardrossan, and Kilwinning.

This is the first strike that has taken place in the history of the works.
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16TH MAY 1952

On this day, Stevenston gained the status of a Burgh:

http://www.threetowners.net/forum/viewt ... 696#p60696

16TH MAY 1975

But on this day, Stevenston lost its town council, and its functions were taken over by the new Cunninghame District Council.

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THE AYRSHIRE FOUNDRY COMPANY LIMITED, IN LIQUIDATION.
NOTICE is hereby given that all parties having claims against The Ayrshire Foundry Company Limited,
Stevenston, Ayrshire, as at 22nd April 1904, the date of Liquidation, are required to lodge same,
along with affidavits thereto, in the hands of the Undersigned, the Liquidator of the Company, at his
Office, No. 154 St.Vincent Street, Glasgow, on or before the 16th day of June 1904.
JOHN WILSON, C.A., Liquidator.
(The Edinburgh Gazette - 27th May 1904 - Issue No:11623)

SEQUESTRATION of HUGH WHITE, Grocer, Stevenston.
PATRICK BURNS, Solicitor, Kilwinning, has been elected Trustee on the Estate ;
and Robert Birrel ; Wholesale Grocer, Glasgow, William Stevenson, Tea Merchant, Glasgow,
and John Johnstone, Grocer, Kilwinning, have been elected Commissioners.
The examination of the Bankrupt will take place in the Sheriff Court-House, Ayr, on Saturday
the 1st day of June next, at 10 o'clock forenoon. The Creditors will meet in the Ayr Arms Hotel, Ayr,
on Monday the 10th day of June next, at one o'clock afternoon. The Trustee hereby intimates that at
the meeting of Creditors for election of Trustee and Commissioners, the Bankrupt offered to the
Creditors a composition on his whole debts of Three Shillings and Fourpence per pound, payable at
six days from the date of his discharge, with security ; that the Creditors present unanimously
entertained said offer for consideration, and that the same will be decided upon at the said meeting
to be held after the Bankrupt's examination.
PATRICK BURNS, Trustee.
(The Edinburgh Gazette - 28th May 1867 - Issue No:7749)
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2 JUNE 1953

CORONATION CELEBRATIONS

At Stevenston, where many of the flags were made by townswomen, a children's parade to Ardeer recreation park was a feature of the afternoon, and a children's choir sang a Coronation hymn written by a local man, Mr. James Sinclair. In the evening there were dancing, community singing, and a bonfire.

(From the Glasgow Herald)
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GLASGOW HERALD
17 JUNE 1960

THE VERY REV. ALEXANDER MACDONALD, D.D.

The Very Rev. Alexander Macdonald, D.D., the Gaelic scholar who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1948, died yesterday in a Glasgow Hospital.

The first of his calls from the Lowlands came in 1921 when he went to Stevenston High Church.
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