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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 1d

Next Wednesday (15th) at 6.30 we have a special event for #BlackHistoryMonth as part of our Woven Together Dundee project & which will be hosted by Lifelong Learning Dundee. Our own Matthew Jarron will give a talk entitled "Black Performances on the Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s." tinyurl.com/AHSBHM25

Black Performances on the Dundee Stage c.1840s-1940s

An illustrated talk by Matthew Jarron.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 15d

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 years of local railway history

A talk by Kenneth Baxter hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 4d

200 years ago a woman named Margaret McDonald was transported to Australia for using and passing on forged bank notes. We found her in some rare documents in the archives. This is her story. #Dundee #Archives

The Female Convict of 1825

We found an interesting series of documents tucked away in the Towns Clerk’s correspondence file of 1825.

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 11d

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Temporary homes are often associated with the post-World War Two period, but did you know that Dundee built temporary homes after World War One too. Read all about them in our latest blog post: dundeecityarchives.w.... #Dundee #Archives

The Huts: Dundee’s Temporary Houses

We take a look at a temporary solution to Dundee’s housing crisis after WW1 – The Timber Huts.

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 12d

#Railway200 An image that will appear in our October evening lecture - a London and North Western Railway Postcard of the West Coast Corridor Express at #Dundee c 1904 hauled by a Caledonian Railway 4-6-0

Black and white postcard image captioned West Coast Corridor Express at Dundee. A large Caledonian tender steam locomotive is in the left and centre with a coach behind it (on the right) and people in c 1900s dress in front of it. Buildings can be seen faintly behind. At the bottom right is the crest of the London and North Western Railway

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 14d

A #ThrowbackThursday post to a view from 50 years of Brown Constable Street from Dura Street.

#Dundee #Archives

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 13d

Members of the Dundee Roads Cycling Club, c. 1950s

Ref: GD/X1308

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 12d

All of the streets on the estate were named after hills and places in the Sidlaws.

For more images of the Industrial Estate, please see this album on our Flickr Page:

Dunsinane Industrial Estate | Flickr

Explore this photo album by Dundee City Archives on Flickr!

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 12d

Street of the Week: Dunsinane Avenue

Dunsinane Avenue runs between Coupar Angus Road and Kings Cross Road. The name of this street was chosen by the Council's Works Committee on 6th January 1947, along with the other streets of the Dundee Industrial Estate.

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 16d

This photograph was taken on the B953 between Abernyte and Balbeggie. It was taken during a military exercise on 5th-6th April 1913. This is presumably some senior officers watching the action.

The car has the London registration LE 8817.

Ref: GD/X255

#TransportTuesday

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · 15d

This photograph is currently listed as an "unknown location". Can anyone help us identify where this may have been? I suspect that these buildings may no longer exist. This was probably taken in the early 1960s.

#WhereisitWednesday #Dundee #Archives

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

At TAFAC Conference 2025, we'll have Tertia Barnett from PKHT speaking about 'The Lost Stones of Strath Tay: community excavation of prehistoric rock art'

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

Anne Marot will be speaking at the TAFAC 2025 Conference on 1 Nov, in Glenrothes, on 'The Mystery of St Monan’s Church: post-medieval burials in Inverarity, Angus'

A mound, a ranging rod, a yew tree - burial location at Inverarity

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

Book tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/recent-arc...

Recent Archaeological Work in Tayside and Fife 2025

Our Annual Conference will be held on 1st November 2025 at the Rothes Halls, Glenrothes, KY7 5NX and live streamed

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Tayside & Fife Archaeological Committee @tafacarchaeology.bsky.social · 15d

'Grain of Truth': at TAFAC's 2025 Conference, 1 Nov, Glenrothes: Cathy MacIver will be speaking about excavations at Loak Farm, Bankfoot. Some great late medieval corn-drying kilns!

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · 15d

As part of #Railway200 our 8th October evening lecture will see Dr Kenneth Baxter give a talk entitled "Making Tracks to #Dundee - 200 years of local railway history" - more details at tinyurl.com/DRail200

Making Tracks to Dundee - 200 years of local railway history

A talk by Kenneth Baxter hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

A reminder that our first event of our 2025-26 session of #LocalHistory evening lectures takes place tomorrow when Richard Miller will speak on "The #Dundee Clowns #Cricket Match of 1879" More info at www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879

A talk by Richard Miller hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re pleased to announce our programme of talks for the 2025-26 season, which as usual will be on the second Wednesday of the month. We start on 10th September with The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 given by our very own Richard Miller www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879

A talk by Richard Miller hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Abertay Historical Society @abertayhissoc.bsky.social · Sep 1

We’re pleased to announce our programme of talks for the 2025-26 season, which as usual will be on the second Wednesday of the month. We start on 10th September with The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879 given by our very own Richard Miller www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-dundee...

The Dundee Clowns Cricket Match of 1879

A talk by Richard Miller hosted by the Abertay Historical Society

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Jul 8

A few things to see in this #TransportTuesday image. The 850cc Austin Mini was first registered on 14 July 1965. But there is also a bus on the left, which was owned by Cunninghams of Paisley.

Date: c.1967

Ref: DCC-BW113-19

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Jul 7

Blackness Road. This photograph was taken c.1954.

The car in the middle of the photo is a grey Morris Oxford saloon and was registered on 30 April 1953.

Ref: TC/Ph10/14/20/1

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Vivienne Dunstan @vivdunstan.bsky.social · Jul 7

Large and ancient farmers' hall unearthed in Carnoustie, Angus www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Large neolithic farmers' hall unearthed in Carnoustie

Archaeologists say the building had a role in the rituals of some of Scotland's first farmers.

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Jul 1

An excellent photograph of buses lined up at Shore Terrace with the Royal Exchange building in the background (better known to many as Winters the Printers).

No date is recorded for this image.

Ref: TC/EN/105/28

#TransportTuesday

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Jul 2

Now this one might seem easy but take a closer look. Its another image from our Engineers negatives from the 1920s and 1930s. It may look like the Victoria Dock but we aren't too sure. The shape of the dock isn't quite right. Is this even Dundee?

#WhereisitWednesday

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Dundee City Archives @dundeecityarchives.bsky.social · Jun 27

Its the last day of term for Dundee Schools. To celebrate, here is a photograph of the teaching staff at the Dens Road Primary School, c. 1911 - just a year or so after it opened.

Ref: S29/5/1/3/1

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