Dalbeattie Town Hall

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	VARIOUS MEMORIALS Has a fine memorial in Dalbeattie County, Dumfries. also there is a stone to him in the Dalbeattie Cemetery. also a Prize at the local school in Dalbeattie, Dumfries is awarded in his honour every year....
	MURDOCH MEMORIAL PRIZE STEWARTRY OF KIRKCUDBRIGHT COUNTY COUNCIL EDUCATION COMMITTEE DALBEATTIE HIGH SCHOOL Dalbeattie District School Management Committee hereby certify that CHARLES CONNOR has been the Winner of a Prize of FOUR POUN...
Dumfries and Galloway Standard	NEW TITANIC CLAIMS BLAME DALBEATTIE MAN A SON of Dalbeattie could have prevented the world’s worst maritime disaster. William Murdoch, first officer on the ill-fated Titanic, might have saved the “unsinkable” passenger liner had he taken immediate action when an iceberg was spotted. Instead, according to a new book, Murdoch delayed for 30 seconds, analysing information coming his way. And that delay, the researchers who wrote “Report into the Loss of the SS Titanic: A Centennial Reappraisal” claim, meant the ship was unable to avoid the collision that ended with more than 1,500 people losing their lives....	16th December 2011
Bridgwater Mercury	NOTABLE PEOPLE ON BOARD Mr. Christopher Head, former mayor of Chelsea. Much interested in art matters, and the donor of one of the panels to be placed in Chelsea Town hall. Took a prominent part in the discussions at the Mansion House on the King Edward Memorial. ...	20th April 1912
Cumberland News	MR. WILLIAM MURDOCH The first officer of the ill-fated ship was Mr. William Murdoch, son of Captain Samuel Murdoch, Oakland, Dalbeattie, who was transferred from the Olympic, on which he was one of the chief officers....	20th April 1912
Los Altos Nes	IMANITA SHELLY HALL CREMATION Arne Mjaland From the funeral home Chapel of the Chimes, Oakland CA I got the following details about Imanita Shelly Hall: Cremation date 5/26/54. Disposition: Chapel of peace. Birthplace Kentucky. Husband Jack S. Hall. The funeral home sent me a...	28th May 1954
Independent.ie	PAISLEY GETS TITANIC WELCOME AT REMARKABLE VISIT TO CORK THE doomed liner Titanic provided the key to Dr Ian Paisley's remarkable two-day visit to Cork.The DUP leader stunned Cobh business chiefs by accepting an invitation to address the local Chamber of Commerce -- and his two-day visit, which ended yesterday afternoon, was then quickly expanded to include a courtesy call to both Cobh Town Council and Cork's City Hall....	21st April 2008
The Toronto World	SOUTHAMPTON TOWN OF MOURNING SOUTHAMPTON, April 16.---Distressing scenes have been witnessed thruout the morning at the White Star offices here, which have been thronged by the relatives of the crew of the Titanic. The town is absolutely stunned by the news of t...	17th April 1912
	POSTWAR 2. THE NEW GRAND HALL THE GRAND HALL: Breathtaking in size and beauty, the Grand Hall boasts a dual personality. A restful lounge by day, it is equally effective as a brilliant setting for gala evening festivities. Its colors selected to form a perfect foil for exquisi...
Scottish Field	THE FIRST OFFICER OF THE TITANIC Graham Kirkpatrick Captain William MacMaster Murdoch joined the Titanic from her sister ship the Olympic, of which he had also been First Officer. His family had been seafarers for generations. His father left his native Isle of Lewis and settled in Dalbeattie, Kirkcud...	April 1985
	NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL CEILING, 1938. WHAT BECAME OF THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall was destined to become the only room in First class to be entirely remodeled after the war. Evidently the daring , predominantly gray, color scheme worked better on paper as a means of â€œfeminine enhan...
	NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL, 1938. The Grand Hall has been intelligently decorated in tones of gray to enhance fully the glamorous effect of exquisitely gowned women and their escorts in evening dress. It extends two decks high and measuring seventy three feet long and fifty two feet ...
Oklahoma City Friday	TITANIC AT HERITAGE HALL Lift up the ramp, and let go the lines!' It's time once again for another spectacular performance by the Heritage Hall Performing Arts Department. On Feb. 16 and 17, the Howard Theatre will showcase Titanic the Musical. Directed by Jay Michael Ferguson, Titanic is an ensemble version of the same story shown on the big screen in 1997 (think the sinking ship without Jack and Rose.)...	7th February 2008
	NORTHLEW, DEVON -1901 CENSUS John Hall Lovell was born at Pynda Farm in the parish of Hatherleigh, mid-Devon in early 1892. He remained at that address until 1897 when he and the family moved to Lower Gorhuish Farm in the parish of Northlew. The 1901 censu...	31st March 1901
	LETTER RE OFFICER WILDE Letter...	4th June 1915
	LOS ANGELES OVER CITY HALL PARK, NYC. This view shows the Los Angeles ~ The United States' most successful rigid airship~ over City Hall Park in NYC, in the mid-1920s.Â The Los Angeles was built in Germany by the Zeppelin Company as a war reparation, and outlived her contemporary-the...
Bucks Free Press	SERVICE HELD FOR REV ERNEST AND MRS CARTER At the service held on Sunday evening by the Baptists, at the Town Hall, Penn-road, conducted by Mr F Saunders, of Seer Green (Ex-President of the Bucks Baptist Association), allusion was made to was made to the terrible catastrophe. The music ...	26th April 1912
Hexham Courant	OLYMPIC FITTINGS TO BE SOLD OFF Helen Compson Summer 2004 news report...	21st May 2004
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea News	CHRISTOPHER HEAD A former Mayor of Chelsea was among the 1,523 lost in the Titanic disaster of April 1912. Christopher Head served as Mayor between 1909 and 1911 and had been a Conservative councillor since 1906. According to contemporary accounts, Head wa...	April 1998
Unidentified Newspaper	DUMFRIES TITANIC VICTIMS Memorial unveiled on Dock Park. A very impressive ceremony, and one which attracted much public attention, took place on Saturday afternoon when the handsome memorial which has been erected on the Dock Park in honour of John Law Hume, ...	1912
	ENTRANCE TO THE CHAPEL Dominating the spacious Grand Hall or Foyer is the allegorical painting 'Devotion' at the entrance to the Chapel...	1937
The San Francisco Call	PEOPLE OF ISMAY, TEX., THINK NAME A BLOT "Call Us After Officer Who "Cussed Him," They Ask --- HOUSTON. April 29-The people of Ismay, Jackson county, Tex., a new town less than a year old, are preparing to ask for permission to change the village...	30th April 1912
	TITANIC RELIEF FUND MINUTES : LIVERPOOL COMMITTEE : WILDE C.23. Wilde. Read letter dated 28th May, 1914, received from Mr. O. Jones Williams (one of the Guardians of the children of the late Chief Officer Wilde). The Hon. Secretary reported that he had requested Mr. Williams to attend at the ...	8th June 1914
Newark Evening News	TWO SURVIVORS WERE TO VISIT IN ARLINGTON Among those reported saved from the wreck of the Titanic are Mrs. Bessie Watt and her daughter, Miss Bertha Watt, of London, England, who were expected to visit Arlington as guests of Mrs. Etta Moore, of 58 Pavonia avenue. They left home to join Mrs...	17th April 1912
bbc.co.uk	GODALMING MUSEUM CELEBRATES TITANIC HERO JACK PHILLIPS An exhibition honouring one of the heroes of the Titanic disaster has opened in his home town in Surrey. Jack Phillips, the chief telegraphic officer on the ship which sank in 1912, went down with the vessel. His last message was received three minutes before the Titanic disappeared in the Atlantic Ocean. Godalming Museum's exhibition, which runs until 12 May, is one of a series of events in the town commemorating the centenary of the loss of the ship....	11th March 2012
	9/11 MEMORIAL AT SITE OF BRENNAN HOME The Brennan family town home in Carmel NY, occupied in 1934 by Eleanor's aunt, Mary Lynch, no longer exists. The structure was cleared soon after it hosted Miss Brennan's wake and replaced by the town's first Art Deco diner. The diner, in turn, wa...
timesandstar.co.uk	CHILDREN INVESTIGATE TITANIC LINKS IN MARYPORT A TITANIC project in Maryport will end with a premier film show at the town’s Wave Centre in October. Thirty-five Maryport children spent last week exploring the town’s maritime heritage and its links to the Titanic through Thomas Ismay, who was born in Maryport and founded the White Star line of which the Titanic was part. The children interviewed experts on the subject like John Whitwell, Cliff Ismay and volunteers at the Maryport Maritime Museum....	4th August 2011
The Irish Emigrant	REMEMBERING TITANIC PASSENGERS IN COUNTY MAYO Every year on the early morning of April 15, one town in Ireland goes to great lengths to remember those who died on the RMS Titanic. The people of Lahardane Village from the Addergoole Parish in Co. Mayo remember 14 emigrants from their parish who were on the Titanic 98 years ago. Eleven women and three men from Addergoole were aboard the luxurious ship, only three of the women survived. Lahardane had the most people aboard the Titanic from a single town in Europe....	6th April 2010
lancashiretelegraph.co.uk	PRECINCT HONOUR FOR COLNE'S TITANIC HERO - LANCASHIRE TELEGRAPH COLNE Precinct could be renamed in honour of the town’s most famous son to mark the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster. Talks are taking place to name the town centre shopping arcade after bandmaster Wallace Hartley, who famously lead the band as the liner sank after hitting an iceberg. His body was recovered two weeks after the ship sank, still fully dressed in his bandmaster uniform, and returned to Colne where a huge procession followed his body to its burial on May 18 1912. ...	12th December 2011
	STATENDAM 1929. CA. 1923 BROCHURE. STAIRCASE AND HALL.
	STATENDAM 1929. CA. 1923 BROCHURE. STAIRCASE AND HALL.
New York Times	LAWRENCE VAIL WEDS WRITER IN NICE, FRANCE Marries Miss Kay Boyle at City Hall---His Former Wife Acts as Matron of Honor --- Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES --- NICE, France, April 2---Lawrence Vail of New York and Kay Boyle of Cincinnati, American authors, wer...	3rd April 1932
Belfast Titanic Society	TITANIC SOCIETY TO COMMEMORATE 99 YEARS SINCE THE LOSS OF THE SHIP On Friday 15th April at 12 noon, members of the Belfast Titanic Society will gather at Belfast City Hall to remember those from the city who were lost aboard RMS Titanic in 1912. Wreaths will be placed at the Titanic Memorial, on the Donegall Square East side of the City Hall grounds....	13th April 2011
Wiltshire Times	TITANIC WIRELESS OPERATOR Son of Trowbridgian: Relatives in the Town The man who sent the fateful SOS wireless appeal for assistance - the Marconi Operator aboard the Titanic - is Mr. John George Phillips, son of Mr. G. A. Phillips, of Francombe, near Godalming...	20th April 1912
The Times	FUNERAL OF THE TITANIC'S BANDMASTER The funeral of Mr Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the Titanic, took place on Saturday at Colne Cemetery. Thousands of visitors from all parts of the surrounding country were present. The funeral was attended by the Mayor and members of...	20th May 1912
Atlantic Daily Bulletin	MEMORIAL TO JAMES MOODY Memorial...	1993
	NIEUW AMSTERDAM : GRAND HALL 1938 THE GRAND HALL: The Grand Hall is an excellent interpretation of the shipâ€™s predominating theme. Hendrik T. Wijdeveld conceived it as a subdued setting for the play of life that is continuously enacted here. The room is a symphony in gray that pro...
New York Times	CLERICAL CARPENTER TO MARRY COL. ASTOR Rev. Mr. Straight of Providence, R. I., Pauses in Housebuilding to Undertake the Job --- VISITED BY ASTOR LAWYER --- All Arrangements Said to Have Been Made for a Ceremony at Newport---Colonel and Fiancee Sail ---...	9th September 1911
	MRS ADA E BALL (BALLS) NEE HALL Marion James Mrs Ada E BALL (BALLS) nee HALL Ada E HALL married Martin...
Waterloo Record	THE MUSEUM LANDS MAJOR TITANIC EXHIBIT More than 150 artifacts from the worlds most famous shipwreck are coming to town for a four-month show....	3rd July 2010
	MANSION HOUSE TITANIC RELIEF FUND Number 702. Cunningham, mother. Grant £60. Named on the Belfast City Hall Memorial, Belfast. ...	March 1913
Mid Cumberland and Westmoreland Herald	UNKNOWN TITLE Another Cumberland man who appears on the list of the crew is J. Shepherd, the junior assistant second engineer. He cannot be traced at the moment, as the name of the town from which he came is not stated. His age is given as 35....	20th April 1912
Coventry Standard	MR AND MRS W. E. CARTER Others saved Mr and Mrs W.E. Carter and Lucille and William Carter their children, who we understand are relatives of Mr and Mrs Mackay of Beauchamp Hall, Warks. ...	19th April 1912
	VARIOUS MEMORIALS TO WILLIAM MCQUILLAN Has a stone in Fair view Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Titanic section, number 183. also named on the Belfast City Hall Memorial, Belfast....
Pittsburgh Post Gazette	'TITANIC' ON STAGE AT MUSIC HALL The great ship Titanic will sink once again, this time on a stage in Carnegie with a cast of 62 actors who range in age from 5 to 82....	5th November 2009
BBC News	TITANIC CALL FOR BIG WHEEL TO GO Titanic enthusiasts have called for the dismantling of Belfast's Big Wheel in the grounds of city hall in time for the 96th anniversary of the tragedy. ...	3rd January 2008
	WILLIAM MCMASTER MURDOCH Mark Garfien William McMaster Murdoch was born 28th February 1873 in Dalbeattie, Scotland. He was the fourth of seven children of Captain Samuel Murdoch and his wife Jeanie. The Murdochs had been a se...
Progress	PORT SUNLIGHT Progress : the Journal of Lever Brothers Port Sunlight was directly and indirectly associated with the great suspense, and subsequent sorrow, which thrilled this country and the world when the new and gigantic White Star Liner Tit...	July 1912
	BRISTOW FAMILY INFORMATION Harry Bristow was a son of John Bristow and Mary Ann (nee Barnes). He was born in 1873 at the south Cornwall coastal town of East Looe in the part of the town known as Shutta. His father, John Bristow worked for British Railways and was born...
Belfast Telegraph	TITANIC FANS WANT BELFAST MEMORIAL TO BE RELOCATED The Belfast Titanic Society has hit out at plans for the Belfast wheel to remain at its current location because it obscures a memorial to the victims of the sea disaster....	5th June 2009

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