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Orkney Library & Archive D70: FEREDAY PRIZE - ORKNEY HERITAGE SOCIETY Description Copies of winning submissions in the Orkney Heritage Society's annual Fereday Prize for original local history studies by school pupils, 1992-2016 Covering dates 1992-2016 Extent Hit Ctrl+F to take up a search box to search for a particular topic 20 boxes Copyright, conditions governing reproduction Not to be reproduced without permission of author. Contact heads of History departments in Stromness or Kirkwall to seek permission. Language English D70/1/1 'Lyness from World War Two', Leon Lambert 1993 Summary: The building of the naval base at Lyness, begun in World War One, was not completed until after its inter-war occupation by Metal Industries. In World War Two it was fully developed, with much additional machinery installed (photos included), and accommodation built. In one of the wartime houses, well maintained and occupied ever since, lives the author. He describes the area, and includes a map, and copies of a wartime Valuation Roll for Walls and Flotta. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/2 'The Working Life of my Granddad', Shona Ritch 1993 Summary: An account of the life of James D. Robson, by his granddaughter, with special attention to his succession of employments. Before the school day started he had delivered milk, and on Saturdays, coal. On leaving school he became apprentice joiner and worked at that for ten years, repairing boats in Scapa Flow during the War. Later he became a farmhand, and then for 25 years worked in a variety of employments at Highland Park Distillery. In retirement he is still an active handyman. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/3 'Wings of Orkney', Greg McLaren 1993 Summary:This begins with a sketch of the history of Scapa Flow as harbour and naval base. There follows a detailed account of early attempts at flying from ships in 1914-18. The development of four airfields in World War Two is outlined, with particular reference to the establishment at Hatston. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/4 Wartime Developments in Sanday', Barry Allan Life at School in World War Two in Sanday', Raymond Brown Introduction to World War Two', Christopher Bain What Was School Life Like During the Wartime', Alan Muir 1993 Summary: A composite work, by four authors, describing aspects of life on Sanday during the Second World War. Military installations are described, especially the decoy airstrip at Catasand. The number of schools on the island then was four. Wartime education is described, with information from grandmothers of the authors, and from the school logbooks. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of authors. Contact KGS. D70/1/5 'The Orcadian Through the Years', Kay Hume 1993 Summary: A comprehensive history of The Orcadian newspaper, its origins in the bookbinding trade,with its development, through a succession of generations of an enterprising family, into printing and then publishing the local newspaper. The processes and machinery are described and illustrated. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/6 'The Medical History of Hoy', Rachel Tricket 1993 Summary: This is an outline history of medical provision in Hoy. From 1910 and through two world wars there has been a succession of family doctors, district nurses, access to hospital ships, and collection of money toward building the hospital in Kirkwall. The Lifeboat station played a vital part in transporting patients, a much speedier journey than it used to be. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/7 'The Development of the Seaweed Industry', James Green 1993 Summary: A history of the Orkney seaweed industries, and chiefly of the great kelp-gathering and burning from 1780-1730, which brought such a good income to the lairds, and entailed so much hard work for their tenants. This was "tang" to Orcadians. Later uses have been found for ware and alginates, but this is not a major industry. There are illustrations by photo, pie chart and drawing, and the study begins by quoting Moira O'Neill's verses, entitled "Sea Wrack". (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact SA. D70/1/8 'Flotta Oil Terminal', Alan Clarke 1993 Summary: A comprehensive account of the history of and technical operations at the Flotta Oil Terminal. Statistics are included and a clear account of the nature of the work. Diagrams, photographs and a map of Flotta are used to illustrate the study. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/9 'Rendall Schooling, 1926 - 1935', Susan Stanger 1993 Summary: This account is based on the memories of the author's grandfather. She describes in some detail the education received at Rendall School during the period 1926-35. Drawings and a photograph are included. Not only the curriculum, but getting to school, breaks in the day, school hours, public health provision and typical clothing are described, and the point is made, with the map, that distances travelled were considerable. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/10 'The Orkney A.I. Service', Sarah Thomson 1993 Summary: A history of the Artificial insemination service in Orkney, from the first tentative enquiries in 1949 with subsequent bureaucratic negotiations, to the full development of a valued contributor to the improvement of beef and dairy stock on Orkney farms. There was one break in the service, in 1960, caused by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. The author had access to correspondence, surveys and charts. He outlines technical improvements to the service, which have made it more efficient. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/11 'Wrecks of the Pentland Firth', Jaqueline Besant 1993 Summary: This project chronicles the various ships wrecked on the shores of the Pentland Firth, 1906-77. Detailed and dramatic accounts are based on local interviews and mewspaper reports. The role of lifeboats, especially the Longhope boat, is stressed. Even the use of modern navigational aids has not been enough to combat these dangerous seas in foul weather. The survey is illustrated by chart and photographs. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/12/1 'Stromness Fire Station', Cecil Garson 1993 Summary: This is a history of the work of the Stromness fire Brigade, 1910-1992, with an accompanying video tape of photographs, which are listed in the text. There are charts showing the type of incident over the years, for example, chimney fires, heath blazes. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact SA. D70/1/12/2 'Stromness Fire Station', Cecil Garson 1993 Accompanying video cassette to 'Stromness Fire Station' by Cecil Garson Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact SA. D70/1/13 'Orkney Distilleries', Tanya Wright 1993 Summary: This study looks at whisky distilleries in Orkney, from the days of illegal stills to the two still running distilleries at Kirkwall, Scapa and Highland Park. In interviews with the managers, the author has enquired into waste disposal, world-wide sales and EU hygiene regulations. There is also a brief history of the Stromness distillery, now defunct. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/14 'Lyness Naval Base', Debby McKeown 1993 Summary: Here is a detailed acount of the establishment of a naval base at Lyness, in Hoy; its strategic importance during two World Wars, its capacity for coal, and then oil storage, its closing, and the disposal of the temporary camp buildings; its more recent purchase by the Islands Council, and its conversion to a Visitor centre and Museum. There are photographs and an outline map. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. D70/1/15 'The Hall of Tankerness in the Last Hundred Years', Erlend Eunson 1993 Summary: This is a description of the life and times of one of the last lairds of Tankerness. A copy of a family tree of the Baikies is included, showing generations from the mid- eighteenth century. The author's great-grandfather, like most tenants, bought his farm in the 1920s. Daily work at the farm at the Hall is described, there are copies of rent rolls and details of how the rent could be adjusted if the farmer had made improvements. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact KGS. Permission granted June 2015. D70/1/16 'The History of the Finstown Post Office', Roy Bichan 1993 Summary: This history of the Post Office at Finstown is derived from recollections of the postmistress of 1993, and of two past holders of the office. Before their time, the men who ran the Post Office had other business interests: but as women took it over, the location has moved because these women found it more convenient to operate from their own homes. There are plenty of photographs to illustrate the work. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact SA. D70/1/17 'Glimpses of Stenness History', Sally Kirkland 1993 Summary: This is an outline of the parish of Stenness (the second smallest parish in Orkney), with its Loch, its ancient monuments, its hotel, shop, school, kirks and mills. All these are described and illustrated, and their history is given. (JT) Not to be reproduced without consent of author. Contact SA. D70/1/18 'St. Peter's Kirk, South Ronaldsay', Judith Cromarty 1993 Summary: A historical sketch of St Peter's Kirk, South Ronaldsay, with a full description of the listed building, outside and in.