A photograph of the Mars Boys in the Woodhaven workshop supervised by Chief Officer Burn and William Bowman.
This photograph was in a drawer, but the finder had no knowledge of anyone in his family being on the ship. To date the boy has not been identified.
Pages from a book of woodwork patterns belonging to Chief Officer Richard Burns.
Photographs of the four men who commanded the Mars Ship from 1869 to 1929.
Photographs of the Mars boys building a rest camp for invalid boys from Dundee.
The Mars boys at Elie enjoying a sing-song with Chief Officer Burns.
A photograph of the tender to the Mars, the Francis Molison, at Woodhaven Pier, with the boys undertaking a series of drills.
Two photographs of the Mars boys participating in outdoor activities at Elie.
A photograph of Chief Officer Flynn and the boat crews at Woodhaven, with the Mars in the background.
A photograph of Mars boys in the joinery workshop under the watchful eye of Alexander McDougall, ship's carpenter.
Wormit School, early 1900s.
Wormit School, early 1900s.
The Mars boys in the classroom on board the Mars.
The Francis Molison was used to provide the Mars boys with more seagoing skills and nautical experience. Here they show off their agility as they take up their positions all over the ship's masts and rigging.
Map showing the original four ferry crossings on the Tay: Dundee-Balmerino; Dundee-Woodhaven; Dundee-Seamills (Newport); and Broughty Ferry-Ferryport-on-Craig (Tayport).
This photograph shows JT Young's first premises on the High Road, where by 1896 he had established his successful cycle repair business. In the early 1900s he embraced motor transport and expanded down into Boat Road. With further expansion, the business occupied the entire site of Scotscraig Apartments.
Salmon fishing was carried out all along the Tay estuary. The main stations in Newport were at Craighead, below the road bridge, and at Woodhaven. Fish were sold in Dundee market or shipped on ice to London.
A centenary account of the history of Newport Lawn Tennis Club 1884 - 1984.
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.
Dr John Stewart was Newport's first general practitioner and was recommended to the people of Newport by Professor Simpson of chloroform fame. Lovaine was built on Cupar Road for Doctor Stewart, and he used it as his surgery and residence.
Dr Thomas Stewart, "Docy Tom", succeeded his father Dr John Stewart as Newport's general practitioner. He lived and worked at Lovaine on Cupar Road, and was assisted by the apparently rather flamboyant Dr Montague Rust.
The general practice surgery was at the rear of the building, entered through the back yard.
Six members of the local Artillery Volunteers went to fight in the Boer War (1899 - 1902). They left from Newport Station and James Duncan, Stationmaster, gave them all return tickets. Sadly, only one returned. A memorial plaque to the other five was unveiled in the Leng Chapel of Vicarsford cemetery on 24 May 1902.
A description of and explanation of the background to the Leng Cup and the Memorial Cup. These are the cups competed for by Wormit Boating Club.
