In 1964 Forgan WRI entered the Top Town national drama competition.They reached the final and eventually won. The final was hosted by Inverurie Musical Society. These photographs show the members performing.
Photograph showing Newport Townswomen's Guild Drama Group performing Mad Hatters in Mayfield. 1960s.
Forgan WRI Syllabus Card 1969.
Newspaper article - "Newport thanks the men of the Fifies."
A photograph of the crew on the last crossing of the Tay prior to departing the Newport pier.
A selection of ferry tickets for the Fifies. Various dates.
Special tickets for the last sailing of the Fifies, 18/08/1966.
Two photographs showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone which marked the eastmost limit of the burgh boundary. This stone is near the shore beyond the road bridge. The letters NPB can just be deciphered.
Photograph showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone at the junction of Kirk Road and Cupar Road. It may have been moved from the other side of the road.
Photograph showing the Newport Police Burgh boundary stone which marked the most westerly limit of the burgh boundary. This stone is embedded in the concrete at the base of the Tay Bridge Disaster memorial at Wormit Bay. The letters NPB can be seen clearly.
Three photographs showing Newport Police Burgh boundary stones which marked the boundary of the burgh. These three stones are in the field above Kirk Road. The letters NPB are clearly seen and two of the stones are in remarkably good condition.
A framed list of fares for crossing the Tay on the ferry from 1961.
This framed photo shows the newly opened Tay Road Bridge (taken from Dundee) with information about its construction. The bridge was opened by H M Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother on 18 August 1966.
Framed memorabilia from the opening of the Tay Road Bridge: jigsaw and envelope with first day cover with commemorative postmark (18 August 1966).
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.
Granny Nicol appears to have been a well-known and much loved Newport character. Widowed in World War I, she was left to bring up five children on her own.
This photo shows cars queuing as far as Cupar Road to catch the ferry back to Dundee during the St Andrews Open Golf Championship, 1960.
Happy passengers at West Newport. Everyone knew everyone else on the train.
Extensive railway sidings at East Newport station. Two coal companies had their bases there.
Platform sign for West Newport station 1964. New Kinbrae houses in the foreground, and the ferry leaving the pier. The temporary bridge spans the river, and the first columns can be seen on the left.
A neat and tidy Wormit station. Down below on the right can be seen Willocks carpet beating works. They operated there from around 1910 until the 1960s.
Members of the local Round Table escort a coffin containing the remains of the Newport Railway on the last train to Dundee on 3 May 1969.
Tayport Amateur Musical Society was founded in Tayport in 1949 but was soon equally associated with Newport as they performed their shows in the Blyth Hall. This photograph shows their 50th anniversary souvenir programme from their show Oklahoma in 1999.
Steele and Brodie workshop, Kilmany Road, Wormit.