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.
James Duncan was the first stationmaster at East Newport station. In this newspaper cutting he recalls the night of the Tay Bridge Disaster and his early days at Newport.
An account of the events of the Tay Bridge Disaster 28 December 1879.
Newspaper article with memories of the Tay Bridge Disaster 50 years after the event.
Newspaper article containing an interview with Andrew Mylius, owner of St Fort farm. Mr Mylius is the great-grandson of Henry Stewart who built St Fort House.
Newspaper photograph of rededication ceremony of Mars boys' commemoration stone and plaque.
A magazine article from 1974 noting the history of the joinery business based at Woodhaven. It was started by William Buist in 1875, continued by his grandson William Rankine after World War I, and taken over by next generation Sandy Rankine in the 1960s.
An interesting article about the Buist family of Woodhaven. The article was written in 1905. William Buist established his joinery business at Woodhaven in 1875.
A newspaper letter about James Tait who was missionary to the boys on the Mars training ship for 48 years. It was written to the Newspaper by Willie Rankine of Woodhaven.
Newspaper article on St Fillan's Church from 26 January 1957.
Newspaper account of the boys on the Mars training ship, printed in 1989 on the 60th anniversary of the ship leaving the Tay.
