Opening of Dornoch Academy 1963
Date Added: 24 April 2008
Year: 1963
Institution Name: dnhhl
Cat No: ◀ | 2001_331_011 | ▶
Picture No: 152
Opening of Dornoch Academy 1963. Queen Mother preparing to depart.
Dimensions: Width 253 mm - Height 205 mm
3 Comments
Chief Constable Ross behind with Provost McLeod, Mr Cowan Art teacher on right. Alison Urquhart on extreme right. I think the person with Queen Mother is J.O.F McKay the then leader for education on the Sutherland Council.
Comment left on 06 March 2010 at 15:01 by Dan Murray
I think the gentleman walking with the Queen Mother is actually John Mackay, Bighouse, Melvich, a councillor and crofter. JOF Mackay ("Jock Farr") was also a councillor and crofter. He came from Portgower.
Comment left on 24 August 2012 at 21:41 by Donald MacLeod
I have just found a newspaper clipping of the above with the caption 'Accompanied by Mr John Mackay, Chairman of Sutherland Education Committee, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother arrives to open Dornoch's new Academy yesterday'.
Administrator
The gentleman with the Queen Mother is John H Mackay, Bighouse. He was Deputy Lt, County Convenor & Chair of the Education Ctte. And is my grandfather.
Comment left on 11 April 2018 at 00:25 by Morag Mackay
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