Ardrossan - On This Day In History

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WIKIPEDIA
19 JANUARY 1987

ARDROSSAN HARBOUR RAILWAY STATION

Ardrossan Harbour Railway Station opened-up on this date, replacing Ardrossan Winton Pier Railway Station.

Further details of the new station are contained in the following link: -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardrossan ... ay_station

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WIKIPEDIA
19 JANUARY 1987

ARDROSSAN WINTON PIER RAILWAY STATION

Ardrossan Winton Pier Railway Station closed-down on this date, to be replaced by Ardrossan Harbour Railway Station.

Further detail of the former station’s history is contained in the following link: -

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ardrossan ... ay_station

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WIKIPEDIA SHIPWRECKS
19 JANUARY 1840

THE ARIEL

The vessel ARIEL, on a voyage from Ardrossan to Dublin, ran aground at Troon and later sank.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 JANUARY 1891

THE RAILWAY STRIKE

Ardrossan:
All day yesterday five pickets from Glasgow were busy at work here and in Saltcoats, but were unsuccessful. They intimated to the men as they visited them that there would be a meeting in the evening in the Lesser Assembly Hall, and that they expected Mr. Burns and others to come from Hurlford to address them. When the hour came for the meeting only four or five had assembled, and Mr. Burns not having put in an appearance the meeting broke up.

A quantity of pig iron which was lying in waggons on the Caledonian line leading to the new pier was removed yesterday.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 JANUARY 1935

DEATH OF NOTED CLYDE CAPTAIN

The death took place on Thursday at the Victoria Infirmary annexe, Glasgow, of Captain Peter McLaren, Millbrae Road, Langside, who was a noted Clyde shipmaster.

Captain McLaren, who for over 40 years was master of steamers on the Irish run, entered the service of Messrs G. and J. Burns in 1879. Eight years later he sailed as master, and when they started the daily daylight service between Ardrossan and Belfast in 1890 he made the first trip in command of the steamer ADDER.

Captain McLaren continued his service on this trip during the summer seasons until 1906, when he was appointed captain of the VIPER.

During the war the VIPER was engaged as a Government transport, and for four years, with Captain McLaren in command, carried out notable service.

[George Ardrossan]

19 JANUARY

UNION OF THREE TOWNS PROPOSED – ARDROSSAN, SALTCOATS AND STEVENSTON
At a meeting of Saltcoats Town Council, a motion by Councillor James Reid that the Council invite representations from Stevenston and Ardrossan Town Councils to meet in joint conference to discuss the question of amalgamating the three towns was, on the suggestion of Provost Gaul, remitted to the committee dealing with the burgh boundaries. Provost Gaul said that there were several matters which were not quite ready for public discussion.
The Scotsman, 19 January 1938

WEST AMATEUR SNOOKER
The last of the second round ties in the West of Scotland Amateur Snooker Championship, played at the Nile Rooms, Glasgow, last night, produced surprise results, J Cunningham, Ardrossan, and P Spence, Cambuslang, beating A McDougall, Glasgow, and W Gilluley, Motherwell, respectively. The details were – Cunningham 42-73, 65-51, 64-19 and Spence 48-39, 51-38.
The Scotsman, 19 January 1937

George

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GLASGOW HERALD
20 JANUARY 1982

CLYDESDALE SUCCESSOR SIGNALLED

The Clydesdale Bank yesterday gave a clear signal as to the successor to Mr. Alexander McMillan, director and general manager of the bank, who will retire at the end of June.

He is RICHARD COLE-HAMILTON, at present general manager who has been appointed deputy chief general manager from February 1.

Mr. Cole-Hamilton, a 46-year-old Chartered Accountant, will on that date take up an appointment which has been held only by Mr. George Young, who retired as deputy chief general manager in March 1980.

Mr. Cole-Hamilton was born at Kilwinning and after attending Ardrossan Academy and Loretto he went to Cambridge University.

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GLASGOW HERALD
11 JANUARY 1893

BIRTH

BROWN: At 226 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, on the 9th instant, the wife of W. H. Brown; a daughter.

GLASGOW HERALD
21 JANUARY 1893

DEATH

BROWN: At 226 Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, on the 19th instant, aged 27, Mary Ramsey, beloved wife of William H. Brown.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 JANUARY 1891

THE RAILWAY STRIKE – ARDROSSAN

A meeting of railway men and the general public interested in the struggle was called by the bell in Ardrossan and Saltcoats, to be held in the Assembly Hall.

One of the pickets read a telegram stating that Mr. Burns could not be with them then, but that he would be that night.

The audience throughout showed great patience, receiving the announcement with cheers.

Railway men were conspicuous by their absence.

The pickets seemed exasperated by repeated disappointment, and expressed their determination to return to Glasgow in disgust.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 JANUARY 1890

THE STORM – ARDROSSAN

The high tide and gale of Sunday night did further damage at Ardrossan, at The Inches, where Mr. Archibald Boyd’s boatbuilding yard is situated.

The waves were driven in great force against the barriers which enclose the yard, levelling them with the ground and unsettling a smack he had on the stocks, twisting the keel badly and otherwise damaging her.

Another racing yacht that lay up here for shelter was also knocked about and damaged.

The loss to Mr. Boyd will be considerable.

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GLASGOW HERALD
21 JANUARY 1890

ACCIDENT – ARDROSSAN

On Saturday, as a farm servant, employed on the farm at High Boydston was coming into town, his horse took fright at Stanley Farm on seeing the sparks emitted from the funnel of a passing engine, and ran off, throwing the lad heavily to the ground. He was picked up by two persons, and was sent home, where his injuries were dressed.

He is progressing satisfactorily.

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GLASGOW HERALD
22 JANUARY 1891

RAILWAY STRIKE
MR. JOHN BURNS AT ARDROSSAN

A large and most enthusiastic meeting was held last night in the Assembly Hall. Mr. McManus, secretary of the Sailors’ and Firemen’s Union presided.

Mr. John Burns, who was received with loud applause, apologised for his non-appearance on the previous evening by stating that he had been 72 hours without sleep, and had only enjoyed one wash in that time, and the Ayr people would not let him come away.

He had come to state to the railway workmen, and to the general public the reason why the strike had been undertaken, to justify the strike, and to say that the statements made in the daily papers were deliberately untrue, manufactured by the editors, and in some cases connived at by the reporters. No labour movement had been so misrepresented for years, and the way to cure that sort of thing was to note who misrepresented them, and whether they were Liberals, Radicals, or Tories vote against them when they had the opportunity.

The following resolution was unanimously carried.

“That this meeting of railway servants and the general public call upon directors to at once concede the men’s demands, and failing this, call upon all the railway men to cease work as the very best way of settling the present strike.”