Newspaper Article from May 2020 recalling the events of May 1955 when a picnic train from Tayport crashed at Wormit Station.
A newspaper article from 1984, with photographs of the staff of the shop, describing Beatt and Tait's history and anniversary celebrations.
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.
Wormit Church Golden Year. A news article from 1983 featuring Wormit Church celebrating 50 years since the union of Wormit's two churches, Wormit East and Wormit West.
Newspaper photograph of the devastation at Wormit station after the accident on Saturday 28 May 1955.
Newspaper account of dramatic and potentially disastrous accident at Wormit station when a furniture lorry toppled from the road down the banking, landing on a train from Tayport. Fortunately the carriage it landed on was empty of passengers.
The damaged train coach after a lorry tumbled on to it at Wormit station from the road above. April 1958.
Newspaper cutting about Steele and Brodie.
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.
A newspaper cutting from the 1850s, reporting on the opening of another bowling green in Newport, one much less well known than the one in Scott Street. This one was directly over the road from the Newport Inn, where St Mary's Church now stands.
Newspaper cutting describing c. 1955 end of term activities at St Fillan's School. An exhibition and concert were held to show off the children's achievements.
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.
Newspaper article from 2008 noting the death of Sandy Rankine of Woodhaven. Noted for his knowledge of the local area, Sandy was involved almost all his life with the family joinery business. After World War II Sandy helped maintain close links with the Norwegian servicemen who had been based at Woodhaven.
Members of Wormit Amateur Football Club 1949-1950.
An article from the Fife News of November 1963 relating the history of Wormit Boating Club.
A news article from the Fife News of November 1963 telling the history of Wormit Tennis Club from 1913 until 1963.
News article from 1953 describing Frank Morrison, the first person to be given freedom of the burgh, becoming Newport's first Honorary Burgess. Only one other person would receive that honour: Miss Maude Pilkington in 1970.
Newspaper article on St Fillan's Church from 26 January 1957.
Newspaper cutting giving details of the history of Wormit's two churches.
Wormit Guides and Brownies celebrate their 60th birthday in December 1989. Mrs Edith Todd, who was responsible for starting the Guides and Brownies in the Newport area in 1929, cut the 60th birthday cake at a joint meeting of the 1st and 2nd Wormit Brownies and the 1st Wormit Guides at a special reunion in ...
Newspaper photograph showing work being done to clear the debris and to restore the line and platform at Wormit station after rail crash on Saturday 28 May 1955.
Newspaper coverage of rail accident at Wormit Station on Saturday 28 May 1955. Newspaper published on Monday 30 May 1955.
Newspaper cutting from 2004 referring to the toppling of a tree planted by King Haakon at Woodhaven in 1944. He was visiting the Norwegian 333 Squadron based there during WWII. The article explains the Norwegian arrival at Woodhaven and their activities while there. Strong links have been maintained since their departure in 1945.
