Newport School: class group from mid 1940s. Back Row L-R: Sandy Lowson; Jack Stark; Sandy Edgar; Miss Livingstone; Ian Fleming; Bobby Dick; ? Inglis; ? . Front Row L-R: Reggie Easton; David Watson; Linda Rizza; Isobel Gordon; Margaret Bain; June Barlow; Ian Fearn; Peter Willis.
Newport School: photo from c. 1947 Dennis Millar - back row, third from right. Dorothy Howitt - front row, centre.
Photographs from the leavers' class of 1975 at Newport School. A reunion was held in the Brig o' Tay in June 2023 to celebrate 60 years since most of the class were born! See the class in P1 and in P7.
The old Newport School clock, salvaged from the demolition site after Newport School closed in 1977.
Medals presented to Newport School pupils, 1926-1966. Medals included Fraser Medal, Forrest Medal, Douglas Mitchell Medal, Dr T P Stewart Medal, Gavin Arthur Wilson Medal, James Minty Medal.
One of the many dancing groups trained by Miss Rose at Newport School. Miss Rose was a much loved infant teacher in Newport from 1911 until the early 1950s. Left to right Back row: Norma Skene, Gavin Cairns Middle row: James Howitt, Ronald Caird. Front row: Frances McMillan, Maureen Muir, Aileen Paterson .
Miss Rose was a much loved infant teacher in Newport from 1911 until the early 1950s. Throughout her career, she taught hundreds of local children to dance, very often competing at festivals and competitions.
Newport School: photo from the 1940s.
Newport School: photo from the 1940s.
Newport School: photo from the 1940s.
Norma Shaw(?), Ian Lindsay, Frances McMillan, Ron Caird. Aileen Paterson, Gavin Cairns, Maureen Muir, Jim Howitt. One of Miss Rose's dancing groups. Miss Rose, infant teacher, taught Newport pupils dancing. They frequently won the Fife Schools competition in Kirkcaldy.
A newspaper cutting of a letter written by Johnny Duncan about his schooldays in Newport.
For almost 100 years until local government reorganisation in 1975, the affairs of the burgh were managed by the elected town council.
28 provosts served the burgh of Newport-on-Tay between 1887 and 1975.
The boundary of the Newport Police Burgh was defined by large stones. Some of these boundary stones can still be spotted today.
One of the main responsibilities of the Town Council was to ensure satisfactory housing standards in the burgh. This involved the removal of sub-standard property, as well as building hundreds of new houses.
Just a few of the events organised by the town council during the time they controlled the affairs of the burgh.
There were 28 provosts between 1887 and 1975. They are all shown here.
Newport War Memorial panel which commemorates the casualties from World War II. There are two of these panels, on either side of the memorial, fixed in the sea wall. There are 44 names of the men from Newport, Wormit and Forgan.
Three newscuttings from November 2023 reporting on the events held by Newport-on-Tay Church of Scotland to celebrate 150 years since the building of their church. The 150th anniversary had actually been in 2020 but Covid delayed events until the weekend of 4-5 November 2023.
A poster advertising a weekend of events on 4th-5th November 2023 in celebration of the church's 150th anniversary, and a programme leaflet for the anniversary concert in the church. The church had opened in 1870 so in fact the celebrations were three years late, with all events having been delayed by the Covid pandemic.
Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie.
Rankine's joinery business was situated in what is known as The Old Boathouse at Woodhaven until the 1990s. This newspaper article describes the firm at the time of its centenary in 1975.
Officers No 2 Battalion Fife Home Guard. 29 November 1944. Back Row L-R: Lt W Theaker; Lt W W T Laird; Lt J Howie; Lt A Inglis; Lt W E D Cowley; Lt H Adamson; Lt J Lillie; Capt R W Simpson (Adj); Lt J W Kinnear; Lt T Graham, M.M.; Lt J J Southwood; Lt ...
