June 20, 1969
Long Service Dinner At Ardeer
Before the evening's entertainment ended Mr H Morton himself a 20 years' award recipient, thanked the Company for it generosity and that this memorable evening owed much to the organisers, the artists, the catering and the Club staff. Recipients were grateful to Dr Bell for the manner in which he had made the presentations and to Dr Flanders for presiding.
Those who had qualified to receive awards were:-
40 years - Mr John R. McCulloch (Blasting), Mr Matthew Gillespie (Detonator): Mr William D. Alcock (Medical), Mr Albert McCulloch (Propulsive); Mr James A. Hindmarsh and Mr John Leitch (Supply).
30 years - Mr Alexander Ballantyne and Mr Robert McK. Stewart (Acids): Mr John S. McMurran (Ardeer Recreation Club); Mr Robert Adams, Mr George F. L. Hyslop and Mr William H. Preston (Blackpowder and Fuse): Mr James R. Beck, Mr Arthur Belcher, Mr James Boyd, Miss Margaret R, Campbell, Mr John Craig, Mr Peter Garrett, Mr William Hill, Miss Elizabeth Ingram, Mr James McDonald, Mr Hugh McMaster, Miss Esther Mitchell, Mr Robert M. Paton, Mr David E, Richmond, Mr Frank Smith, and Mr Andrew Stevenson (Blasting).
Mr William C. Milligan, Mr Gilbert Nicol, Mr David Sillars, Mr Samuel Speir and Miss Sarah T. White (Detonators); Mr James M. Steel (Division Engineering); Mr William Curlett, Mr Thomas Farrell, Mr James Kennedy, Mr George Lightbody, Mr John Murray and Hugh Stevenson (Engineering); Mr Matthew Brownlie, Mr Leslie F Cochrane, Mr Thomas Davidson, Mr John Lauchlan, Mr James Montgomery and Mr Jon Steel (Explosives distribution)
Mr Royston C. Maby (Marketing Services; Mr Henry McDermott (Maryhill); Mr Andrew Watson (New Ventures); Mr Fred Kellett (Nitrocellulose); Miss Euphemia F. Morrison (Propulsive) Mr John Beattie and Mr Frances R. Hutchison (Supply) and Mr Robert M. Cunningham (Technical).
20 years - Mrs Isobel M. Davidson (Accountancy); Mr Andrew Irvine and John Purvis (Acids); Miss Elizabeth Loughran (Blackpowder and Fuse); Mr Stanley Chapman, Mr Vernard Coburn, Mr William Hendry and John Murdoch (Blasting); Mrs Agnes C. Hill (Computer Services).
Mr John Hannah, Mr peter McBride and Miss Catherine Tomelty (Detonator); Mr John H. J. W. Morton and Mr James T.B. Pausey (Division Engineering); Mr William Alexander, Mr Thomas Allan, Mr Charles Bailey, Mr James D, Cumming, Mr John Dickson, Mr Thomas Findlay, Mr John Gillespie, Mr William S. Osprey, Mr Andrew Ralston, Mr James Robb, Mr James G. Taylor and Mr Alexander H. Woodside (Engineering); Dr James H. H. McAuslan (Explosives Accessories Research); Mr George T. Neil (Explosives Distribution).
Mr Thomas Haddow and Miss Margaret McIntosh (Labour); Mr John D. G. Greenwood (Marketing Services); Mr Andrew J. Armstrong and Mr Archibald P. Friels (Nitrocellulose); Miss Catherine McEncancy (Propulsive); Mr Thomas R. Hardie, Mr James Johnston, Mr William Morran and Mr William Ness (Research).
Thanks to Bob Slessor for sharing.
