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PB the Cairn
Lochwinnoch
The purpose of the site is to help those new to the village to connect with its past and for those who have left for pastures new to remember what was left behind
Today's News
Newspaper articles from the past, plus snippets of interest.
Spelling and grammar are as published in the original newspaper article.
Story of the Bridge
Plus the Reward for Honesty 1834
Story of the Early Days
Plus an outbreak of Cholera 1849
The village and Education - written in 1902
Plus news about the Angling Club
Some interesting facts - written in 1902
Plus children's hours restricted in Mills 1819
New Railway 1897 & Illegal Still 1816
Plus in 1933 Town Council considers .... 🤔
Article on Curling written in 1874
Plus a protest over half an inch, and a joke
Some QI facts about the weavers.
Including the rainfall for Oct.1904 ☔️
Plus a brief piece on a school board meeting
Plus bowling news from 1990 👏
Repair to the Church & Francis Semple poet Plus a serious accident at Little Cloak
Snippets of News from 1897
Plus Double Allowance for the Poor
for the Sleepy Village of Lochwinnoch 🥱
Plus hope for a Public Park 1889
Voting rights & Who pays?
Plus curling fluid for the hair 1902 🥴
Snippets of News from 1865
+ Social, Moral & Intellectual improvement
Two local battles involving the Irish
Plus a reply from 10 Downing Street
Old Water Mills around the Parish
Plus snippets of local news
Commotion 1845 + Trade 1827
Plus a new Course Record 🏌️♂️
Lochwinnoch Glasgow annual soiree
Including the tragic accident of Ian Struthers
A Grand Roundup of Old News
Including what to do with your old false teeth
Argyll’s Rising - June, 1685
Plus decision in the Baby Farming Case
The Poor and Parochial Funds
Plus a Joke ... 1881 style 🥴 😄
In 3 parts. Fairs / Inns / Coal Pits
Plus further news about the fishing
Lochwinnoch's Gold Rush
Plus road flooding in 1852!
The Tale of Ringan Semple.
Plus cheap bread in Lochwinnoch 1896.
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