Watt Library, Greenock

Newspaper Index

This index covers stories that have appeared in newspapers in the Greenock, Gourock and Port Glasgow area from the start of the nineteenth century. It is provided to researchers as a reference resource to aid the searching of these historic publications which can be consulted, preferably by prior appointment, at the Watt Library, 9 Union Street, Greenock.

Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page H.D. Lee Ltd., Greenock H D Lee Ltd, clothing manufacturers, opening another factory on the Larkfield Estate Greenock Telegraph 22/01/1972 1 creating 500 new jobs H.D. Lee Ltd., Greenock Opening of clothing factory of H D Lee, Inc. Kansas on Larkfield Industrial Estate Greenock Telegraph 13/06/1970 7 Hairdressers' Society General meeting to discuss proposal to dissolve society. Greenock Advertiser 09/08/1831 3 Hairdressers' Society Dissolved 20 January, payment to all members and widows of members. Greenock Advertiser 19/02/1835 3 Haltonridge Farm, Kilmacolm Haltonridge Farm to be let Greenock Advertiser 11/05/1812 1 Hamburg Article on Hamburg Amerika and Norddeutscher Lloyd Lines which not only used the Greenock Telegraph 28/07/1983 16 Amerika/Norddeutscher Lloyd harbours but had ships built in Greenock. Lines Hamburg-Amerika Line Article on Hamburg-Amerika and Norddeutscher Lloyds line which used local harbours Greenock Telegraph 28/07/1983 16 Hamilton Free Church, Port Brief history of Hamilton Free Church and description Greenock Telegraph 09/06/1894 2 Glasgow Hamilton Free Church, Port Centenary of Hamilton Church - 25 May p2 Greenock Telegraph 22/05/1943 2 Glasgow Hamilton Free Church, Port History of Hamilton Church due for demolition under proposed town centre Greenock Telegraph 28/02/1961 4 Glasgow development Hamilton Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of Hamilton Street and the Municipal Buildings from Greenock Telegraph 22/09/1983 13 Cathcart Square Hamilton Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of the Home and Colonial Store in Hamilton Street Greenock Telegraph 29/08/1979 5 Hamilton Street, Greenock Two photographs of Hamilton Street Greenock Telegraph 14/03/1981 Hamilton Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of Hamilton Street before work began on redevelopment Greenock Telegraph 12/11/1971 20 Hamilton Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of flooding in Hamilton Street after thunderstorm Greenock Telegraph 29/07/1947 5 Hamilton Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of Hamilton Street about 1900 Greenock Telegraph 15/05/1976 5 Hamilton Way, Greenock Tenants for new shops in Hamilton Way queuing up for sites Greenock Telegraph 07/04/1973 7 Hamilton, John Death of shipbuilder of the firm William Hamilton & Co. Greenock Telegraph 01/08/1901 2 Hamilton, John W Death of partner in Wm Hamilton & Co. Greenock Telegraph 15/09/1937 2 Hamilton, Mr. J.T. Retiral of J T Hamilton, Chief Librarian Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1978 6 Hamilton, T.W. Review of his book 'How Greenock Grew', again 10 June p5. Greenock Telegraph 06/06/1947 5 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Hamilton, William Death of Port Glasgow shipbuilder: brief biography. Greenock Telegraph 17/07/1912 2 Handicapped Strathclyde region plan to set up a Shetland Workshop in the East End of town for Greenock Telegraph 20/06/1978 1 handicapped workers. Harbour Dues Sum for 10 September: 9 October amount to £650. Greenock Advertiser 22/10/1802 4 Harbour Ratepayers Harbour ratepayers meeting. Greenock Advertiser 23/06/1880 3 Harbours, Greenock Letter on proposed extension to harbours of the town. Greenock Advertiser 26/11/1859 1 Harbours, Greenock Nameboards erected on sheds facing river, Albert, West, Victoria and East India. Greenock Telegraph 08/06/1876 2 Harbours, Greenock Substantial drop in traffic handled by Greenock Harbours. Greenock Telegraph 08/05/1953 7 Harbours, Greenock Harbour labourers form themselves into union and draw up rules and regulations and Greenock Advertiser 08/05/1855 2 rates of pay, demand master lumpers should sign them, again 11 May p2. Harbours, Greenock View of Greenock Harbour area where the proposed extension of Harland & Wolff is Greenock Telegraph 27/02/1919 4 to be. Harbours, Greenock Article on tidal harbour extension. Greenock Advertiser 28/02/1874 2 Harbours, Greenock Details of plans to make Greenock the leading deep water port: 8 April p7. Greenock Telegraph 02/04/1965 9 Harbours, Greenock 'Castel Felice' first liner to berth at Deep Water Berth: 29 June p7. Greenock Telegraph 27/06/1956 5 Harbours, Greenock Memories of the Greenock Harbours: 29 August p3. Greenock Telegraph 27/08/1936 4 Harbours, Greenock Article on rumour that Greenock may be reduced to second class port and way of Greenock Advertiser 08/05/1849 2 improving position. Harbours, Greenock Jury empanelled to find the value of certain lots of shore ground necessary for Greenock Advertiser 08/05/1804 4 improvements. Mr Rennie in charge. Harbours, Greenock Public meeting to discuss Bill in relation to harbours. Resolutions passed 7 March Greenock Advertiser 04/03/1828 2 page 3. Harbours, Greenock Visit by Thomas Telford to make survey of harbours and docks with Mr Thom. Telford Greenock Advertiser 27/08/1830 3 to furnish plans and estimates for a dock at either east or west side of present harbours. Harbours, Greenock First container ship on the new Hapag-Lloyd service to Savannah leaves the Greenock Telegraph 28/11/1983 7 Container Terminal. Harbours, Greenock Visit by Mr Locke and Mr Brassy of Stephenson, Mackenzie & Brassy, contractors to Greenock Advertiser 27/08/1850 2 the new harbour. Agreement that £100,000 should be paid to all parties in building of harbour. Harbours, Greenock Scottish Office to back container terminal plans. Greenock Telegraph 04/02/1967 5 Harbours, Greenock Sketch of proposed docking for vehicular ferries for the Clyde. Greenock Telegraph 30/01/1926 4 Harbours, Greenock Trustees of harbours announce dues levied on owners of steam boats. Greenock Advertiser 03/08/1819 1 Harbours, Greenock Chamber of Commerce's view on the harbour situation. Greenock Telegraph 18/02/1939 3 Harbours, Greenock Port Glasgow, Rothesay, Tobermory, Oban, and Fort William to consolidate with Greenock Advertiser 03/10/1823 3 Greenock. Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Greenock Meeting of Commissioners to discuss, lessen and reduce the harbour shed and police Greenock Advertiser 18/11/1825 3 dues. Harbours, Greenock Publication of Mr Rennie's report. Greenock Advertiser 31/12/1802 4 Harbours, Greenock New rates for vessels entering dry dock. Greenock Advertiser 03/11/1834 3 Harbours, Greenock Review of harbour trade in 1932. Greenock Telegraph 30/12/1932 3 Harbours, Greenock Letter on 'Potato Stair' at the Mid Quay and lack of berthing space. Greenock Advertiser 30/10/1838 2 Harbours, Greenock Subscriptions towards cost of harbour improvements closed. Greenock Advertiser 04/02/1803 4 Harbours, Greenock Details of various harbour schemes beginning with 1802. Greenock Telegraph 30/07/1886 2 Harbours, Greenock Booklet 'The Port of Greenock' produced by Corporation and Harbour Trust. Greenock Telegraph 04/02/1950 5 Harbours, Greenock Peace time record as harbour traffic up by 85,000 tons. Greenock Telegraph 29/08/1951 5 Harbours, Greenock Details of vessels in Greenock harbours: week ending 1 August. Greenock Advertiser 07/08/1857 2 Harbours, Greenock Article on amount of trade done by the harbours 1753-74, 1791-92. Greenock Telegraph 29/05/1891 2 Harbours, Greenock Progress to get a dry dock continuing. Greenock Telegraph 07/07/1954 5 Harbours, Greenock Rochdale Committee states that there are important advantages in having major dock Greenock Telegraph 26/09/1962 7 and harbour development. Support for report: 24 October p3. Harbours, Greenock Fireman called out to aid sugar ship 'Carlos Manuel de Cepedes' which was listing. Greenock Telegraph 28/08/1978 1 Harbours, Greenock Container terminal extension will be completed by spring 1972. Greenock Telegraph 28/07/1971 7 Harbours, Greenock Future of Greenock's harbour areas. Greenock Telegraph 28/05/1966 7 Harbours, Greenock New harbour reaching completion. Greenock Advertiser 28/05/1850 2 Harbours, Greenock £100,000 to be spent on additional harbour: views for and against merits of a tidal Greenock Advertiser 30/09/1845 2 harbour opposed to a wet dock. Harbours, Greenock History of the harbours and Harbour Trust. Greenock Telegraph 07/06/1939 4 Harbours, Greenock Meeting to discuss improvements on the River Clyde. Greenock Advertiser 23/02/1807 1 Harbours, Greenock Plans and estimates of Stevenson and Miller, Engineers, exhibited and discussed. Greenock Advertiser 22/10/1859 2 Harbours, Greenock Container Terminal and James Watt Dock at a standstill after dockers walk out. Strike Greenock Telegraph 05/02/1982 1 could meant the end of the terminal: 6 February p12, 8 February p7. Harbours, Greenock Schemes dropped due to outbreak of war. Greenock Telegraph 22/09/1939 2 Harbours, Greenock History of the harbours, 29 June p3; 6 July p3; 13 July p3; 20 July p3; 27 July p3; 3 Greenock Telegraph 22/06/1878 3 August p3; 10 August p3; 17 August p3; 24 August p3; 7 September p3; 14 September p3; 21 September p3; 28 September p3; 5 October p3; 12 October p3; 26 October p3; 2 November p3; 9 November p3; 16 November p3; 23 November p3; 30 November p3; 7 December p3; 21 December p3. Harbours, Greenock Proposed scheme discussed. Greenock Telegraph 01/10/1912 5 Harbours, Greenock Improvements to start on 5 May and Mr Rennie to be the engineer. Greenock Advertiser 01/05/1804 1 Harbours, Greenock Greenock to support 'barrage' project. Greenock Telegraph 21/12/1962 9 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Greenock Vessels loaded with coals for use in town to be exempt from harbour dues. Greenock Advertiser 21/12/1824 2 Harbours, Greenock Work on new graving dock likely to begin within a year. History of fight to get dock: 22 Greenock Telegraph 21/09/1959 5 September p4. Harbours, Greenock Drawing and details of new 100 ton steam crane. Greenock Telegraph 21/06/1893 3 Harbours, Greenock Memories of Greenock harbours and the ships which berthed there. Greenock Telegraph 26/06/1939 5 Harbours, Greenock Old Quayhead in the east end residents worried over leasing for private use of a Greenock Telegraph 21/04/1914 2 public right of way. Harbours, Greenock Plans post-war harbour development plan: 2 October p2. Greenock Telegraph 01/10/1943 2 Harbours, Greenock Corporation agree to unification of major Clyde ports but on 6 conditions. Greenock Telegraph 21/01/1949 7 Harbours, Greenock Letter on condition of harbours. Greenock Advertiser 20/09/1825 3 Harbours, Greenock Article on harbour and shipping in 1832. Greenock Telegraph 05/06/1869 1 Harbours, Greenock Plans to make Greenock 'the Southampton of Scotland' after the war: details. Greenock Telegraph 20/05/1943 2 Harbours, Greenock Photographs of work being done at new graving dock. Greenock Telegraph 20/01/1962 4 Harbours, Greenock Scenes at Greenock harbours. Greenock Advertiser 20/01/1854 2 Harbours, Greenock Ring, Bay and Shore Dues. Greenock Advertiser 05/08/1814 3 Harbours, Greenock Arrival of QE2 in dry dock from Clydebank. Photographs: 20 November p4, 5, 7. QE2 Greenock Telegraph 19/11/1968 1 leaves for trials: 27 November p1, 23. Harbours, Greenock Ship owners appeal for more harbour accommodation due to revival of trade. Greenock Advertiser 19/11/1844 2 Harbours, Greenock Details of preparations for ceremony at new harbour foundation stone laying, again 7 Greenock Advertiser 05/08/1862 2 August p2. Harbours, Greenock Meeting to discuss extra graving dock accommodation. Greenock Telegraph 19/10/1876 2 Harbours, Greenock More safety fencing to be put round the harbours after numbers of deaths by drowning Greenock Telegraph 19/04/1940 2 during the blackout. Harbours, Greenock Tenders for timber pier at Campbell Street received. Greenock Advertiser 01/06/1867 2 Harbours, Greenock Photographs of Van Den Berghs and George Brown's shipyard being demolished at Greenock Telegraph 24/10/1983 9 the James Watt Dock. Harbours, Greenock Plan to bring all Clyde Ports under one authority gets nearer: 2 September p5. Greenock Telegraph 26/08/1964 7 Harbours, Greenock Improvement plans for harbours: approval in principle expected: 29 July p7. Greenock Telegraph 26/07/1965 5 Harbours, Greenock Notice to shipowners etc. to regulations for the harbours. Greenock Advertiser 03/08/1808 1 Harbours, Greenock Driving dress and apparatus recently purchased, put to use near East India Harbour in Greenock Advertiser 26/05/1854 2 bore into rocks ready for blasting. Harbours, Greenock Plans of improvement to enlarge harbours. Greenock Advertiser 30/08/1803 4 Harbours, Greenock Magistrates' notice of intention of enlarging and improving the harbours and buying Greenock Advertiser 26/04/1803 1 the shore ground for ware houses. Harbours, Greenock Article on harbour requirements. Greenock Telegraph 08/04/1871 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Greenock Meeting of ship owners of Greenock to discuss proposals of Act. Greenock Advertiser 25/10/1803 4 Harbours, Greenock New company 'Greenock Harbour Associated Stockholders Ltd' formed: details and Greenock Telegraph 25/09/1915 2 list of shareholders. Harbours, Greenock Extract from 'Glasgow Citizen' on contract William & James York of Glasgow won to Greenock Advertiser 25/06/1861 4 build new wet dock. Harbours, Greenock Letter of proposed building of wet docks; again 10 March p2; 14 March p2; 21 March Greenock Advertiser 07/03/1836 3 p2; 24 March p2; 28 March p1; 4 April p2. Harbours, Greenock Report of Commission: limits of Port of Greenock defined. Greenock Advertiser 04/08/1815 3 Harbours, Greenock Byelaws and regulations for masters and crews of steam vessels issued by Greenock Advertiser 23/05/1826 3 magistrates; also table of fares, byelaws and regulations for porters and barrowmen. Harbours, Greenock Contractors for improving the Old Harbours of Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 25/01/1803 1 Harbours, Greenock Harbour ratepayers meeting. Greenock Telegraph 23/06/1880 2 Harbours, Greenock Goods traffic handled by Greenock Harbours almost equals 1938 figures. Greenock Telegraph 24/08/1949 4 Harbours, Greenock Article on the use of the Clyde as an emergency port during the two World Wars, 25 Greenock Telegraph 24/08/1945 2 August p2. Harbours, Greenock Work on Lamont's new dry dock progressing. Greenock Telegraph 24/07/1965 4 Harbours, Greenock Proposed plan for increasing harbour accommodation: cost involved: letter. Greenock Advertiser 01/01/1861 1 Harbours, Greenock Secretary of State to be questioned on wasted waterfront of Caird's site. Greenock Telegraph 04/10/1958 4 Harbours, Greenock Further correspondence regarding harbour improvements. Also 28.01.1803 Greenock Advertiser 01/02/1803 4 Harbours, Greenock Greenock and Port Glasgow to be declared bonded ports for East India goods. Greenock Advertiser 24/02/1815 3 Harbours, Greenock Meeting of harbour ratepayers and shipowners. Greenock Advertiser 04/11/1871 2 Harbours, Greenock Mr Kinipple on Greenock Harbour works. Greenock Telegraph 01/02/1879 3 Harbours, Greenock Local harbour problems must be solved: warning from Provost Boyd. Greenock Telegraph 23/08/1950 5 Harbours, Greenock History Greenock Telegraph 01/03/1879 3 Harbours, Greenock Appeal Court decision on the valuation of Greenock harbours. Greenock Telegraph 26/09/1905 3 Harbours, Greenock Letter regarding suggested improvements. Greenock Advertiser 25/01/1803 4 Harbours, Greenock Greenock harbour charges compared favourably with those of other ports. Greenock Telegraph 15/11/1949 7 Harbours, Greenock £1/4 million plan for dry dock. Harbour Trust applies for Treasury assistance. Greenock Telegraph 16/09/1958 7 Harbours, Greenock Improvement of Greenock Harbour: remarks on the report by John Rennie regarding Greenock Advertiser 14/01/1803 4 projected Wet Docks at the Bay of Quick. Harbours, Greenock Need for proper masting crane: present method not satisfactory. Greenock Advertiser 14/04/1854 2 Harbours, Greenock Letter regarding the safety of the quays, breasts and docks. Greenock Advertiser 14/12/1802 4 Harbours, Greenock Report of Tidal Harbours Commissioners: extract concerning Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 14/12/1847 2 Harbours, Greenock Report by Walker & Burges, Civil Engineers, London on the Eastern, Western Docks, Greenock Advertiser 15/02/1836 2 the Bay of Quick Dock. Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Greenock Fears that graving dock may be cancelled voiced by Sir William Lithgow. Greenock Telegraph 15/05/1961 5 Harbours, Greenock Dry dock financed by private enterprise to be built in Greenock. Greenock Telegraph 13/09/1957 9 Harbours, Greenock Locomotive built for harbour railway traffic tested on line from depot to Steamboat Greenock Advertiser 15/10/1861 2 Quay and Victoria Harbour. Harbours, Greenock Government concession on shipbuilders contribution: graving dock hopes grow. Greenock Telegraph 13/07/1960 5 Harbours, Greenock Ship owners to meet to discuss improvements. Greenock Advertiser 02/11/1807 1 Harbours, Greenock Article on recent harbour improvements. Greenock Advertiser 16/01/1855 2 Harbours, Greenock Corporation in favour of one authority for all Clyde Ports. Greenock Telegraph 16/01/1945 2 Harbours, Greenock Will close 20 February: 22 May for the importation of wheat for home consumption: Greenock Advertiser 16/02/1819 3 other types of grain allowed in. Harbours, Greenock Plans that Greenock should be a new ocean terminal are announced. Greenock Telegraph 02/12/1948 5 Harbours, Greenock Article on harbours and shipping in 1832. Greenock Telegraph 03/01/1870 2 Harbours, Greenock Editorial on proposed purchase of ground for extension to the harbours. Greenock Advertiser 07/09/1867 2 Harbours, Greenock Harbours busy, several vessels unable to unload at quayside: improvement when new Greenock Advertiser 16/08/1850 2 harbour opens. Harbours, Greenock Plans for public access to waterfront fading as more shipbuilding and port facilities are Greenock Telegraph 15/09/1970 7 planned. Harbours, Greenock Report from Joseph Locke on his estimates for improving harbour accommodation. Greenock Advertiser 11/05/1841 1 Harbours, Greenock New graving dock: editorial. Greenock Telegraph 08/08/1868 2 Harbours, Greenock Revenue for year ending 1 September 1866. Greenock Advertiser 08/09/1866 2 Harbours, Greenock Drawing of the harbours in 1812. Greenock Telegraph 08/11/1907 2 Harbours, Greenock Proposals by Trustees to complete harbour and maintain a harbour police force. Greenock Advertiser 09/01/1816 3 Harbours, Greenock Assurance sought on plans to amalgamate Clyde Ports. Greenock Telegraph 09/01/1950 5 Harbours, Greenock Report of the Committee on Harbours set up by Town Council. Greenock Advertiser 09/07/1835 1 Harbours, Greenock Twenty four vessels loading in Greenock harbours. Greenock Advertiser 09/11/1841 2 Harbours, Greenock Appointment of James F. Caird as engineer inspector for Port of Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 30/05/1847 2 Harbours, Greenock Meeting of those in favour of increase harbour accommodation: report. Greenock Advertiser 10/03/1857 1 Harbours, Greenock Estimates required for building an addition to the old Earl Quay. Greenock Advertiser 14/02/1814 1 Harbours, Greenock Item on work at the new harbour: suggestion that the work force is not being put to Greenock Advertiser 11/06/1850 2 proper use. Harbours, Greenock Commissioners to meet 18 July. Greenock Advertiser 11/07/1828 3 Harbours, Greenock Details of foundation stone ceremonies at new harbour and Wood's Mariner Asylum to Greenock Advertiser 11/10/1850 2 & 3 take place on 17 October. Harbours, Greenock Plans for new fitting out wharf and liner berth given to council by the Harbour Trust Greenock Telegraph 12/04/1956 7 Harbours, Greenock Meeting to discuss security of harbours and vessels. Greenock Advertiser 12/09/1815 1 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Greenock Sub-committee report on harbour and dock accommodation. Greenock Telegraph 13/01/1904 2 Harbours, Greenock Photograph of the large tobacco warehouse shortly to be demolished for expansion of Greenock Telegraph 13/05/1971 12 container terminal. Harbours, Greenock Article Greenock's harbours and docks from sail to steam. Greenock Telegraph 13/07/1932 4 Harbours, Greenock Declaration, estimate of new harbour. Greenock Advertiser 10/01/1860 2 Harbours, Greenock Derelict dock land should be turned into a leisure and water sports complex: Ken Greenock Telegraph 05/11/1983 7 Thomson, 10 November p6; 18 November p1; 6 December p9; 8 December p13; 13 December p8; 29 December p13. Harbours, Greenock Proposal to make port Glasgow and Greenock into two separate ports. Greenock Advertiser 06/07/1802 4 Harbours, Greenock Giant dry dock: two groups may take over after Clyde Dock Co announce petition for Greenock Telegraph 06/04/1967 7 liquidator: 8 April p5. Harbours, Greenock Harbours and Railway Companies: editorial. Greenock Advertiser 06/12/1866 2 Harbours, Greenock Letter on need for a dry dock large enough to take bigger steamers. Greenock Advertiser 16/02/1837 3 Harbours, Greenock Protest of £11/2 million to be given to Greenock for harbour development. Greenock Telegraph 06/08/1965 9 Harbours, Greenock Report by Mr Rennie for the Magistrates on the harbours. Greenock Advertiser 05/11/1802 4 Harbours, Greenock Unification of Clyde harbours will remove obligations from Harbour Trust. Greenock Telegraph 16/12/1948 5 Harbours, Greenock Photograph showing view of scenes at the West and Mid harbours before filling-in Greenock Telegraph 16/10/1922 4 operations Harbours, Inverkip Item on the short-lived period when steamers called at Inverkip Greenock Telegraph 09/02/1982 5 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of the East Harbour area during 2nd world war Greenock Telegraph 03/12/1981 10 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of working of filling in the East Harbour6 Greenock Telegraph 03/08/1962 6 Harbours, Port Glasgow Prospectus of the Port Glasgow Graving Dock Co Greenock Advertiser 13/05/1845 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Go-ahead given to fill in East Harbour with material from town centre demolition Greenock Telegraph 02/02/1961 7 Harbours, Port Glasgow Item on need for graving dock at Port Glasgow Greenock Advertiser 11/05/1852 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Notice of consolidation and amendment of acts, alteration of constitution of Trust Greenock Advertiser 12/11/1863 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow 22 ships at present berthed in harbour Greenock Advertiser 11/12/1849 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Report on opening of new graving dock Greenock Advertiser 12/01/1875 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow For sale the dry or graving dock of Port Glasgow - details Greenock Advertiser 17/09/1859 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Meeting of Trustees: - further improvements to be made to harbours Greenock Advertiser 18/06/1838 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Secretary of State against proposal to fill in dry dock leased at present to Lamont's Greenock Telegraph 01/02/1955 6 Harbours, Port Glasgow Lithgow's propose to buy harbours, fill them in and gift them back to the town for use Greenock Telegraph 16/08/1917 2 as a promenade Harbours, Port Glasgow Report on opening of new graving dock Greenock Telegraph 11/01/1875 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Appointment of Collector of Port Glasgow Harbour Trust irregular Greenock Advertiser 07/11/1843 1 Harbours, Port Glasgow Proposal for Council to take over the harbours - 5 Mar p2. 6 Mar p2, 27 Mar p2, 28 Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1930 4 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Mar p2, 31 Mar; 4 April p4; 25 April; 19 May p2. 28 May; 18 June p3. 23 June p5 over Harbours, Port Glasgow Lithgow's' proposals for the harbours - financial aspect. Council's view - 17 Oct p2 Greenock Telegraph 10/10/1917 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of the East Harbour in 1961 Greenock Telegraph 16/01/1971 8 Harbours, Port Glasgow The future of the harbours to be discussed Greenock Telegraph 04/10/1912 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow No of vessels using harbour for 1804 - 1805 Greenock Advertiser 15/03/1805 4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of the harbour and Fore Street Greenock Telegraph 10/03/1978 12 Harbours, Port Glasgow Trustees of Clyde Navigation suggest transfer of harbours to them Greenock Telegraph 07/06/1876 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Report on 2 new wharfs Greenock Telegraph 07/08/1886 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Plans to transfer Port Glasgow Harbours to Greenock Harbour Trust Greenock Advertiser 09/08/1873 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow History of the harbours Greenock Telegraph 08/09/1881 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Contractors wanted to extend the West Quay Greenock Advertiser 08/02/1805 1 Harbours, Port Glasgow Harbour dropped from scheme by Docks and Inland Waterways Executive Greenock Telegraph 11/02/1950 4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Contractors wanted for building harbour walls Greenock Advertiser 24/06/1833 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Town Council propose to buy harbours fro town improvements Greenock Telegraph 28/05/1937 4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Completion of improvements at Graving Dock Greenock Telegraph 27/07/1900 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Bill for Harbour Trust introduced to House of Lords Greenock Advertiser 27/02/1864 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Docks - Bill referred to committee Greenock Advertiser 26/02/1830 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow An industrial site may be built on the former harbours Greenock Telegraph 25/08/1948 4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Dock Bill passed the committee of the House of Commons Greenock Advertiser 25/05/1830 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Widening of West Quay and new road to be built westwards from the harbour Greenock Advertiser 25/04/1810 1 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of the harbour filled with floating timber Greenock Telegraph 25/02/1955 7 Harbours, Port Glasgow Steam boat captains will be fined if speed is not reduced or any damage is caused to Greenock Advertiser 28/08/1834 3 work going on at new wet dock Harbours, Port Glasgow Gibb & Sons contractors for finishing wet dock. Beg6inning work - 250 Highlanders to Greenock Advertiser 24/06/1834 3 be employed on this undertaking Harbours, Port Glasgow Graving dock to be let Greenock Advertiser 26/05/1854 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph of old harbour about 1875 again 23 Sept p4 Greenock Telegraph 18/09/1975 8 Harbours, Port Glasgow Northeast sea wall of recently built wet dock gave way. Denial of any serious damage Greenock Advertiser 24/04/1837 2 - 1st May 1837 p2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Item on proposed extensions at the East Harbour Greenock Telegraph 23/05/1885 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Clause in Dock Bill to allow trustees to obtain 'postponed' loan Greenock Advertiser 23/03/1830 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow No of vessels using port Greenock Advertiser 23/01/1807 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Harbour Bill through House of Lords Committee Greenock Advertiser 21/04/1864 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Harbour Bill before Lords Committee Greenock Telegraph 20/03/1885 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Harbours, Port Glasgow Harbour Trust accept offer of £3,000 by Town Council for purchase of harbour Greenock Telegraph 19/01/1938 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Machine for cleaning harbours, invented by Mr Wood, shipbuilder, has allowed large Greenock Advertiser 24/08/1804 4 vessels to unload close to the quays Harbours, Port Glasgow No of vessels using harbour Greenock Advertiser 01/02/1808 3 Harbours, Port Glasgow Lithgow's to give up lease of dry dock, which is the oldest in Scotland. Photograph and Greenock Telegraph 18/03/1935 2 history - 27 Mar 1935 p4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Lords of the Treasury raise Port Glasgow to first class port. Revenue in 1820 was Greenock Advertiser 28/11/1843 2 £11,000 while in 1842 it had risen to £504,000 Harbours, Port Glasgow Details of tonnage, vessels etc 1791 - 92 Greenock Telegraph 29/05/1891 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Photograph showing changes in harbour as it is filled in Greenock Telegraph 28/09/1961 9 Harbours, Port Glasgow Time action should be taken over the condition of the town's harbours Greenock Telegraph 29/08/1936 2 Harbours, Port Glasgow Vessels entering Dumbarton, Inverary etc. Subject to Port Glasgow Harbour dues Greenock Advertiser 31/05/1803 4 Harbours, Port Glasgow Report of Glasgow Town Council meeting on transference of Port Glasgow harbour to Greenock Advertiser 31/10/1863 1 local authority Harbours, Port Glasgow Application to Parliament to amend acts relating to improvement to harbours Greenock Advertiser 31/10/1833 3 Hardy Gillard Brigham Young and his 36 wives at Hardy Gillard's Great American Panorama in the Greenock Telegraph 07/01/1876 2 Town Hall Harland and Wolff, Greenock Photograph showing view of the blacksmith's shop at Harland and Wolff Greenock Telegraph 11/01/1979 6 Harland and Wolff, Greenock Photograph showing view of the Smith's hop in Harland and Wolff's shipyard in 1924 Greenock Telegraph 07/12/1978 8 Harmonic Society, Greenock First concert in West Blackhall Street. Chapel in aid of funds for Charity School. Greenock Advertiser 23/09/1828 3 Harvey, Robert Obituary of partner in Wm Hamilton & Co. Greenock Telegraph 23/01/1895 2 Hastie, John Obituary of Greenock engineer. Greenock Telegraph 24/09/1894 2 Hastie, William Death of former head of John Hastie & Co. Greenock Telegraph 23/08/1939 2 Hastie, William Obituary of engineer of Kilblain Engine Works. Greenock Telegraph 09/03/1903 2 Hastie's Patent Hydraulic Hastie's Patent Hydraulic Engine and Pump Co Ltd formed to develop automatic water Greenock Advertiser 09/08/1879 2 Engine and Pump Co Ltd engine Hat Factories, Greenock Arch. and Hugh Patten to take over business of late concern of Duncan Smith & Co. in Greenock Advertiser 25/11/1828 3 West Blackhall Street. Hat Factories, Greenock George Allan gives up his business in Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 15/07/1828 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Firm of Bradley and Oldham dissolved. Greenock Advertiser 11/07/1828 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Blackadder & Orr Greenock Advertiser 16/12/1828 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Instruction to young girls in plaiting straw for Leghorn and Tuscany hats. 60 to be Greenock Advertiser 12/10/1835 3 employed by James Connell & Co. Hat Factories, Greenock 9 West Blackhall Street presented used by A. & H. Patten & Co. as hat manufactory to Greenock Advertiser 01/12/1834 3 let. Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Hat Factories, Greenock Partnership of James Muir Jnr & Co dissolved: business carried out by James and Greenock Advertiser 18/01/1831 3 Andrew Muir Hat Factories, Greenock J. & A. Muir appointed by special warrant: manufacturers of British Leghorn and Greenock Advertiser 07/09/1832 2 Tuscany Hats to the Queen. Hat Factories, Greenock A. Wylie & Co.: wholesale & retail hat manufactory, 5 Cross Shore Street. Greenock Advertiser 01/08/1836 3 Hat Factories, Greenock McFarlane & Co. open shop in 57 Cathcart Street Greenock Advertiser 01/06/1835 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Article on the British Leghorn Plait ordered by the Duchess of Clarence from J. & A. Greenock Advertiser 30/06/1826 2 Muir. Hat Factories, Greenock Item on the firm of James & Andrew Muir and their success in the field of straw hat Greenock Telegraph 29/04/1982 10 manufacture. Hat Factories, Greenock J. & A. Muir employ about 200 persons to reap straw and 2000 in plaiting, sewing the Greenock Advertiser 20/09/1832 2 straw, taking place in Orkney. Hat Factories, Greenock Firms of James & Andrew Muir and James Connell & Co. dissolved. Businesses to Greenock Advertiser 31/12/1835 3 continue as Muir, Connell & Co. Hat Factories, Greenock Award for producing an imitation of a Leghorn Straw Plait to J. & A. Muir. Greenock Advertiser 09/05/1826 3 Hat Factories, Greenock J. & A. Muir: article on latest type of bonnet and the use of labour. Greenock Advertiser 17/06/1825 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Firm of Blackadder & Orr, hat manufacturers dissolved. Greenock Advertiser 03/07/1834 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Stock of Ann Russell, Cathcart Street, straw hat maker to be sold. Greenock Advertiser 19/05/1834 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Messrs. Muir again receives the Society of Arts 'Silver Medal'. Greenock Advertiser 16/03/1827 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Article on the method of plaiting straw used by J. & A. Muir. Greenock Advertiser 12/11/1824 3 Hat Factories, Greenock McFarlane & Co. open at 57 Cathcart Street to sell Greenock made hats. Greenock Advertiser 11/02/1836 3 Hat Factories, Greenock J & A. Muir introduces new method of making straw hats. Greenock Advertiser 06/02/1834 2 Hat Factories, Greenock Highland Society of Scotland Award J. & A. Muir a silver salver in recognition of their Greenock Advertiser 01/05/1827 2 work. Hat Factories, Greenock To close at 7.00 p.m. during March and 10.00 p.m. on Saturdays Greenock Advertiser 25/02/1848 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Extensive fire at Batty & Co. in Hamilton Street. Greenock Advertiser 06/04/1837 2 Hat Factories, Greenock James Muir, jun., 4 Cathcart Street takes over business from George Allan. Greenock Advertiser 07/10/1828 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Item on local company, Rhoanne Products, which make rainproof sunhats. Greenock Telegraph 16/03/1948 3 Hat Factories, Greenock James McFarlane (at the sign of the Cocked Hat), Melville Court, Hamilton Street, Greenock Advertiser 10/07/1840 3 opens own business. Hat Factories, Greenock Hat manufactory established. Greenock Advertiser 20/07/1810 1 Hat Factories, Greenock Article on J. & H. Muir hat workers and receiving Silver Cross Medal for Experiments Greenock Advertiser 09/04/1824 3 on Leghorn hats Hat Factories, Greenock Firm of Thomas Russell dissolved Greenock Advertiser 05/02/1822 3 Hat Factories, Greenock Wm Robertson's' Hat and Umbrella Manufacturing Greenock Advertiser 01/07/1811 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Haulage Hamilton Transport of Cambuslang to close with a loss of 60 jobs - 8th M ay p1 Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1980 9 Haulage William Hamilton's Transport may move into discussed factory in Dalrymple Street. Greenock Telegraph 20/06/1977 7 Hawkes, Brodie and Co., Photograph showing view of the horse-drawn coal lorry of Hawkes, Brodie and Co., Gourock Times 04/04/1975 4 Greenock Greenock in 1919 Health Experimental health centre: request from Corporation. Greenock Telegraph 05/10/1949 5 Health Parents in Stone and Maukinhill areas to meet Health Board to discuss child care Greenock Telegraph 04/08/1982 9 services, 7 August p7. Health Work begins on controversial health centre. Greenock Telegraph 07/12/1977 1 Health Six Circle Group establish a group in Inverclyde which brings together the Greenock Telegraph 06/04/1982 8 handicapped, accident victims, etc. Health Occupation centre and guidance clinic planned to co-ordinate the mental health staff's Greenock Telegraph 07/03/1950 7 services. Health Beginning of the National Health Service. Gourock Times 09/07/1948 3 Health Voluntary organisations will be hit in cuts in social work spending, 7 January p8. Greenock Telegraph 05/01/1981 7 Health Many people still live in deprived areas, 23% of the Greenock population, resulting in Greenock Telegraph 19/03/1979 9 a high proportion of peri-natal deaths. Health Patients likely to resist against new health centre. Greenock Telegraph 13/07/1979 11 Health Possible closure of the local Health Council's offices in Nicholson Street. Greenock Telegraph 27/09/1979 12 Health Cut in 1983-84 allocation means all future developments are at risk. Greenock Telegraph 29/09/1983 13 Health 30 local doctors to provide a vital all through the night service. Greenock Telegraph 26/06/1980 13 Health Plan to convert 'Belleaire' and 'Dungourney' into old people's homes criticised. Greenock Telegraph 26/02/1951 4 Health Poor housing could account for the high number of still births in the area. Greenock Telegraph 29/06/1978 10 Health Child care centre to be opened in Greenock. Greenock Telegraph 13/07/1978 1 Health Health centre plan criticised. Greenock Telegraph 04/01/1972 7 Health Inverclyde is one of the sickliest spots in Scotland. Greenock Telegraph 08/07/1980 7 Health Maternity service to be provided in Gourock Gourock Times 03/02/1989 3 Health Centre, Port Glasgow Councillor Blair regards the new health centre as 'an appalling blight' Greenock Telegraph 23/06/1977 13 Health Centre, Port Glasgow Opening of Health Centre by Harry Ewing. Under Secretary of State Greenock Telegraph 06/07/1978 9 Health Centres, Port Glasgow Anger over proposal to close all health centres in Port Glasgow for four months 26 Greenock Telegraph 22/03/1980 7 Mar p1 Health Clinic Decision on a local clinic for Strone and Maukinhill to be known soon. Delayed: 31 Greenock Telegraph 22/01/1983 7 January p7; 10 February p11; 25 February p13; 21 March p7; 22 March p6; 29 March p6; 14 April p11. Health Council Health Councils must be kept to ensure that health boards were answerable for their Greenock Telegraph 07/02/1980 6 actions. Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Health Council Local Health Council moves to 116 Shore Street, Gourock. Greenock Telegraph 12/05/1983 11 Health Insurance Committee First meeting held. Greenock Telegraph 16/07/1912 2 Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Hector McNeil baths are to reopen on Mondays. Greenock Telegraph 05/11/1981 13 Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Policy of farming out catering nights at the Hector McNeil Baths is to continue. Greenock Telegraph 05/07/1983 7 Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Major faults found in the McNeil Baths - Repairs to cost £60,000. Greenock Telegraph 16/01/1980 1 Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Councillors on Leisure & Recreation Committee annoyed at the decision taking to Greenock Telegraph 06/10/1981 1 close the McNeil Baths on Mondays. Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Foundation stone for new swimming baths laid by Mrs McNeil. Baths to be known as Greenock Telegraph 09/09/1963 7 the Hector McNeil Memorial Baths. Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Polythene cover for Hector McNeil Baths will cut down on the heat loss and will also Greenock Telegraph 20/12/1980 9 prevent corrosion. Hector McNeil Baths, Greenock Hector McNeil Baths to close each Monday due to cutbacks. Greenock Telegraph 23/09/1981 9 Henderson, Provost Obituary of former Provost Henderson. Gourock Times 27/12/1957 3 Henry Bell Tavern, Greenock James Lyon takes over Henry Bell Tavern Greenock Advertiser 31/12/1835 3 Henry Murray & Co., Port Report that H Murray & Co’s land has been sold to firm of turkey-rd dyers in Glasgow Greenock Telegraph 25/11/1880 2 Glasgow Henry Murray & Co., Port H Murray & Co - brief history of company Greenock Telegraph 21/08/1880 2 Glasgow Henry Murray & Co., Port H Murray & Co propose to move business to Dumbarton Greenock Telegraph 12/06/1880 2 Glasgow Henry Murray & Co., Port H Murray & Co’s Kingston yard taken over by Russell & Co Greenock Telegraph 24/05/1882 2 Glasgow Heritable Co. Ltd., Greenock New property company launched in Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 02/03/1876 2 Heron, Dr. William Dr Wm Heron of Greenock appointed Professor of Natural Philosophy at Anderson's Greenock Advertiser 19/10/1830 2 University, Glasgow Heywood & McNeil Firm of Heywood & McNeil, boiler makers dissolved - firm to be carried on by Greenock Advertiser 13/06/1856 3 subscriber William Hey wood High Court, Greenock Legal history made with the first ever High Court sitting at Nelson Street Greenock Telegraph 09/11/1981 1 High Street, Greenock Photograph showing view of building the High Street in the 1930s Greenock Telegraph 15/01/1972 9 High Street, Greenock Survey of property in High Street with views to using them for homeless families Greenock Telegraph 29/01/1942 2 High Street, Greenock Photograph showing the different styles of houses around the High Street area about Greenock Telegraph 15/01/1972 8 1930 Higher Grade Science School, Drawing of Higher Grade Science School in Dempster Street. Greenock Telegraph 19/12/1899 3 Dempster Street, Greenock Highholm Community Centre, Highholm School to provide community facilities Greenock Telegraph 24/03/1979 6 Port Glasgow Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Highholm Community Centre, Opening of new Highholm Community Centre Greenock Telegraph 06/04/1981 6 Port Glasgow Highholm Estate, Port Glasgow Public Inn of Port Glasgow with stables etc. Lands and mansion house of High Holm Greenock Advertiser 22/10/1816 1 to be sold Highholm Primary School, Port Parents of pupils at Highholm Primary School throw out proposal to set up a special Greenock Telegraph 23/01/1981 13 Glasgow unit for problem children Highholm School, Port Drawing of new school at Highholm. Opening 17 Nov p2; 18 Nov Greenock Telegraph 13/11/1909 3 Glasgow Highholm School, Port Photograph of pupils at Highholm School about 40 years ago Greenock Telegraph 27/05/1982 10 Glasgow Highholm School, Port Photograph showing view of pupils at Highholm School Port Glasgow about 40 years Greenock Telegraph 27/05/1982 10 Glasgow ago Highholm, Port Glasgow New housing scheme to be built at Highholm using a revolutionary design for the Greenock Telegraph 15/06/1961 7 houses Highland Mary Extensive restoration work will have to be undertaken to safeguard the statue from Greenock Telegraph 21/09/1977 9 further erosion. Highland Mary Committee appointed to supervise proposed removal of grave from Old West Kirk. Greenock Telegraph 03/09/1917 2 Photograph: 20 October p4. Highland Mary Article on monument erected to Highland Mary in Greenock church yard; again 2 Greenock Advertiser 26/10/1841 2 November p2; again 5 November p2. Highland Mary Biography and article about her grave. Greenock Telegraph 15/09/1906 4 Highland Mary Question about her year of birth. Greenock Telegraph 17/01/1980 8 Highland Mary Article on Highland Mary's grave. Greenock Telegraph 12/05/1890 3 Highland Mary Letter on proposed erecting of monument to Highland Mary. Greenock Advertiser 09/02/1841 1 Highland Mary Greenock Burns Club not against District Council's proposal to site Highland Mary Greenock Telegraph 09/01/1979 6 memorial in Charles Street. Highland Mary Proposal to erect a statue in the West Church yard in memory of Burns' 'Highland Greenock Advertiser 15/04/1828 3 Mary'. Highland Mary Article on Robert Burns' Highland Mary and her grave in Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 21/03/1823 2 Highland Mary Article of Highland Mary by Archibald Munro W.S. Greenock Telegraph 20/10/1891 2 Highland Mary Details of procession and ceremony at laying of foundation stone of monument to Greenock Advertiser 28/01/1842 2 Highland Mary. Highland Mary Proposal to put up cairn near site of house. Greenock Telegraph 02/08/1978 8 Highland Mary House where Highland Mary lived is demolished. Greenock Telegraph 28/01/1971 9 Highland Mary Photograph and article Greenock Telegraph 08/07/1915 4 Highland Mary Monument to be erected to mark Highland Mary's grave in church yard. Greenock Advertiser 19/01/1841 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Highland Mary Plaque placed at Hamilton Gate page 5, 31 March 1981. Greenock Telegraph 27/03/1981 10 Highland Mary Her relationship with Robert Burns. Greenock Telegraph 25/01/1975 9 Highland Mary Mother of Highland Mary dies in town aged 85. Greenock Advertiser 05/10/1827 3 Highland Mary Continuing talks about erecting a memorial to Highland Mary in the Town Centre. Greenock Telegraph 13/12/1978 7 Highland Mary New book 'There was a Lad' by Hilton Brown. Relationship between Burns and Mary. Greenock Telegraph 12/07/1949 5 Highland Mary £100 given to help to restore statue in the cemetery. Greenock Telegraph 12/01/1978 8 Highland Mary Article. Greenock Telegraph 22/06/1950 4 Highland Mary Photograph of the new grave in Greenock Cemetery. Report of reburial: 15 November Greenock Telegraph 12/11/1920 3 p3. Photograph: 16 November p4.w Highland Mary Plaque to be put in the Town Centre. Greenock Telegraph 11/12/1981 12 Highland Mary Articles and photographs in conjunction with Robert Burns's bicentenary. Greenock Telegraph 24/01/1959 5 Highland Mary Cairn on the approximate site of her house between High Street and Hamilton Gate Greenock Telegraph 18/12/1982 7 may be erected. Highland Mary Foundation stone of monument to Highland Mary to be laid on 25 January. Greenock Advertiser 11/01/1842 3 Highland Mary Funds wanted to erect railing round monument. Greenock Advertiser 10/11/1859 2 Highland Mary Article on her life and relationship with Robert Burns. Greenock Telegraph 25/01/1929 3 Highland Mary Article. Greenock Telegraph 31/07/1896 3 Highland Mod Opening of the Mod by the Marquis of Tullibardine, 23 September p2 & 4. Greenock Telegraph 22/09/1904 4 Highland Rifle Corps Highland Rifle Corps meet to take oath of allegiance and elect officers etc. 2nd and Greenock Advertiser 12/01/1860 2 3rd Companies of Artillery Corps elect officers. Highland Society General meeting called to decide on dissolving the Society. Greenock Advertiser 05/02/1828 3 Highland Society Photograph of the Waulking Song Choir. Greenock Telegraph 20/01/1922 3 Highland Society Meeting to revive the society. Greenock Telegraph 28/11/1891 3 Highland Society Funds to be divided amongst existing members. Greenock Advertiser 18/03/1928 3 Highland Society of Scotland To hold cattle show of the 4 July. Greenock Advertiser 14/03/1833 2 Highlanders' Academy, Photograph of pupils at Highlanders Academy in 1926-28. Greenock Telegraph 08/03/1983 5 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlander Academy. Greenock Advertiser 05/07/1850 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy, Roxburgh St. (infant and juvenile) to be officially opened on Greenock Advertiser 10/07/1837 3 Greenock 25th July with a soiree in the evening. Highlanders' Academy, Opening of new school - disturbances. Greenock Telegraph 05/12/1887 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Report of Committee of Highlanders School Society. Greenock Advertiser 03/01/1854 3 Greenock Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Infant and Junior Schools of Highlanders Academy. About 300 Greenock Advertiser 03/07/1840 2 Greenock children in each school. Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination and prizewinners of Highlanders Academy and English School. Greenock Advertiser 02/07/1852 2 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of pupils of Highlanders Academy - 3rd July. Greenock Advertiser 02/07/1844 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlander's Academy. Greenock Advertiser 04/07/1843 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Greenock Academy - 3rd examination report. Highlanders Academy - annual Greenock Advertiser 02/07/1858 2 Greenock examination. Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 22/06/1867 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy: - laying of memorial stone. Greenock Telegraph 18/09/1886 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy - trial of demonstrators. Greenock Telegraph 18/01/1888 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy - annual examination and report, Gaelic Parish School - annual Greenock Telegraph 23/06/1869 3 Greenock examination other schools - 24th June p3, 5th June p3, 26h June p1, Greenock Academy - 30th June p3 Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy severely damaged by fire - history 18th Mar p8 Greenock Telegraph 17/03/1954 7 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Greenock Academy Highlanders Academy, Free Middle Greenock Advertiser 30/06/1860 2 Greenock Church Mission School and School of Art East Shaw St. Academy - 3rd July p2, Kilblain Academy, George Sq. academy, Belmont House Academy - 5th July p2 Highlanders' Academy, Article on Highlanders Academy 1836-1880 Greenock Telegraph 12/08/1933 4 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Foundation Stone of School for Highlanders Church and School Accommodation Greenock Advertiser 22/08/1836 3 Greenock Society to be laid on 31st July, proceedings - details 29th Aug 1836 p3 Highlanders' Academy, Formal opening of Highlanders academy, report of proceedings. Greenock Telegraph 29/08/1876 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Greenock and George Square Academies again Greenock Greenock Advertiser 30/06/1859 2 Greenock Academy - 2nd July p1, 3 also Highlanders Academy. Highlanders' Academy, Highlander's Academy - annual examination, again 17th June p2 Greenock Telegraph 16/06/1876 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examinations: - Greenock Academy, George Sq. & Highlanders Academies Greenock Advertiser 27/06/1863 2 Greenock Finnieston Free Church, Lynedoch St. & Sir Michael St. Academies, again 30th June p 2-3 Highlanders' Academy, Annual meeting of subscribers to Highlander's Academy - 396 children attend. Greenock Advertiser 30/12/1853 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy unable to take any more children during the present quarter. Greenock Advertiser 10/08/1837 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy to be re-organised £30,000 extension planned. Greenock Telegraph 13/09/1954 5 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Report of foundation stone ceremony for Highlanders School. Greenock Advertiser 01/09/1836 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 30/06/1854 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy re-opens. Greenock Telegraph 31/01/1955 5 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 29/06/1855 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy to be brought up to modern standards including an extension. Greenock Telegraph 29/05/1954 5 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual meeting of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 28/12/1855 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination: - Highlanders academy, Kilblain, Lynedoch St. and Sir Michael Greenock Advertiser 25/12/1864 2 Greenock St. Academies - 30th June p2, Greenock Academy - 2nd July p2, Gaelic Parish School - 5th July p2 Highlanders' Academy, Centenary of Highlanders Academy photograph and article. Greenock Telegraph 25/11/1938 6 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Infant School of Highlanders Academy opens 25th April. Greenock Advertiser 23/04/1888 3 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Item on Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 01/08/1856 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Report of official opening of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 31/07/1837 1 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy - Commercial School class for mathematics for young men Greenock Advertiser 25/10/1842 3 Greenock while a class for English Grammar, composition and geography for young ladies will be opened. Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy: - 2 departments taken over as Government Schools and put Greenock Advertiser 25/08/1857 2 Greenock under Government inspection - details of scheme. Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy taken over as hostel for civilian workers. Greenock Telegraph 25/07/1941 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of grammar Mathematical Schools and Highlanders Academy and Greenock Advertiser 04/07/1851 2 Greenock also prizewinners. Highlanders' Academy, Highlanders Academy - examination Greenock Academy, George Sq., Lynedoch St. Greenock Advertiser 24/06/1865 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Greenock Sir Michael St. Academies, Smith's Lane, Mission school; - 1st July p2 Highlanders' Academy, Annual examination of Highlanders Academy. Greenock Advertiser 27/06/1856 2 Greenock Highlanders' Academy, Photograph showing view of Children about 1926-28 at Highlanders academy Greenock Telegraph 08/03/1983 5 Greenock Hill Street, Greenock Conversion and modernisation of old tenements in Hill Street - photographs Greenock Telegraph 22/01/1960 3 Hill, David Octavius Painting 'Disruption' on view in the Queen's Rooms. Shows some of the Clergy of Greenock Advertiser 08/01/1867 2 Greenock. Full details of painting: 10 January p2. Hillend Bowling Club OAP angry with Hillend Bowling Club's ruling that members could not play with the Greenock Telegraph 25/04/1983 7 non-members. Hillend Clinic, Greenock Complaints that the Health Board are ignoring those affected by the closure of the Greenock Telegraph 05/06/1981 15 Hillend Clinic. Hillend Clinic, Greenock Proposal that Hillend Clinic should be bought as a pre-school for mentally Greenock Telegraph 05/01/1983 7 handicapped children, 2 February p8; 8 February p7. Hillend Community Centre, Fight to continue for community facilities in Hillend. Hole Farm to get half cost of new Greenock Telegraph 20/10/1982 8 Greenock furniture from council Hillend Community Centre, Hillend Clinic to be purchased for use as a community centre Greenock Telegraph 06/02/1982 5 Greenock Hillend Community Centre, Former clinic in Border Street is not suitable for a community centre: possible Greenock Telegraph 16/09/1982 11 Greenock alternatives to be looked at Hillend Community Centre, Residents of Border Street angry at the proposal to turn Hillend Clinic into a Greenock Telegraph 11/06/1982 12 Greenock community centre Hillend Community Centre, Feasibility study being carried out into converting former Hillend Clinic into a centre for Greenock Telegraph 27/03/1982 6 Greenock the handicapped and the community Hillend Community Centre, East End residents will have to support the proposed community centre in the former Greenock Telegraph 15/09/1981 7 Greenock Hillend Clinic Hillend Community Centre, Opposition by Liberals to proposed conversion of the former Hillend Clinic to a Greenock Telegraph 26/02/1982 13 Greenock community centre criticised Hillend Community Centre, The old clinic at Hillend Way not be suitable to use as a community centre Greenock Telegraph 19/12/1981 7 Greenock Hillend Cricket Club Photograph showing view of Hillend Cricket Club 1918 Greenock Telegraph 29/03/1979 10 Hillend Cricket Club Photograph of the Hillend Cricket Club in 1918, year of formation. Greenock Telegraph 29/03/1979 10 Hillend Foundry, Greenock Hillend Foundry and Engineering works to be let details of property. Greenock Advertiser 05/06/1855 3 Hillend House, Greenock Opening of Hillend House in East Crawford Street for elderly people. Greenock Telegraph 18/06/1964 7 Hillend Lunatic Asylum, Description of Hillend Lunatic Asylum. Greenock Advertiser 01/09/1843 2 Greenock Hillend Lunatic Asylum, Article on Hillend Asylum run by Mr Thomson. Greenock Herald 16/05/1850 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Greenock Hillend Lunatic Asylum, Hillend Lunatic Asylum: moved from Fancy Farm to villa of Hillend. Greenock Advertiser 02/06/1840 3 Greenock Hillend School, Greenock Foundation stone of Hillend Public School laid. Greenock Telegraph 16/01/1885 3 Hillend School, Greenock Formal opening of Hillend Primary School. Greenock Telegraph 07/11/1974 12 Hillend School, Greenock Opening of Hillend Public School. Greenock Telegraph 12/01/1886 3 Hillend, Greenock Item on Greenock Provident Investment Society's plans for houses at Hillend Greenock Advertiser 23/03/1868 2 Hillside Road, Gourock Photograph of Hillside Road after a heavy snow fall. Gourock Times 02/02/1940 3 Hilltop Road, Gourock Proposed plans for a development to be built on a site at Hilltop Road by Crudens Ltd Gourock Times 24/03/1972 1 are approved by the Council Hilltop Road, Gourock Development of site to west of Hilltop Road likely to go ahead Gourock Times 23/03/1973 1 Hippodrome Music Hall, Hippodrome to be demolished to make way for new traffic thoroughfare. Greenock Telegraph 27/05/1930 2 Greenock Hippodrome Music Hall, Photograph of the old Hippodrome Music Hall taken before it closed in 1923. Greenock Telegraph 02/06/1950 5 Greenock Hippodrome Music Hall, Photograph of the Hippodrome Music Hall, formally Theatre Royal about the turn of Greenock Telegraph 31/03/1983 20 Greenock the century. History, Cardwell Bay Article on how the Bay got its name and some of its history - photograph Gourock Times 18/02/1966 4 History, Cartsdyke Article and photographs of Cartsdyke at the turn of the century. Greenock Telegraph 14/08/1951 4 History, Engineering Article on the history of steam on the Clyde by Andrew Scott Greenock Advertiser 15/02/1859 1 History, Gourock Article by Dr J.A. Russell Greenock Telegraph 16/03/1965 9 History, Gourock Reminiscences of Gourock 24th July p3; 31st July p1, 7th Aug p3; 14th Aug p3 Gourock Times 17/07/1953 3 History, Gourock History of the town from lantern slides Gourock Times 01/11/1924 3 History, Gourock Review of 'The Story of Gourock' by Colin Milne Gourock Times 21/03/1958 3 History, Gourock Articles by T.G. Snoddy 24th June p4 Greenock Telegraph 22/06/1937 4 History, Gourock Short history of the town since 1915 Gourock Times 01/08/1980 2 3 History, Gourock Sidelights of Gourock's history 18th April p4; 9th May p1 Gourock Times 11/04/1958 4 History, Gourock Article on the towns development Greenock Telegraph 21/03/1958 6 History, Gourock Gourock as it was in 1836-37 June 27th p4 Gourock Times 20/06/1941 4 History, Gourock 'Gourock looks back', lecture on the town's past Gourock Times 27/03/1942 3 History, Gourock Reminiscences Gourock Times 31/03/1939 4 History, Gourock The past hundred years regarding Gourock Gourock Times 27/06/1958 4 History, Gourock Article on Gourock as it was before the opening of the railway line in 1889 Gourock Times 02/06/1939 3 History, Gourock Article on Gourock's rise to Burgh status Greenock Telegraph 14/05/1958 4 History, Gourock Article on McInroy and the Cloch Road mystery. 24th May p4; 31st May p4. Gourock Times 17/05/1924 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page History, Gourock Article on the history of Gourock from 1915 Gourock Times 02/05/1975 Supplem ent History, Gourock Article on the town a hundred years ago Gourock Times 01/03/1940 3 History, Gourock Story of Jenny Adam, the Gourock Carrier and her magic end of 1858 Gourock Advertiser 20/11/1908 2 History, Gourock Exhibition 'Gourock Remembered' will be held in June Greenock Telegraph 12/05/1981 6 History, Gourock Gourock as it was in 1818 Gourock Times 27/08/1954 4 History, Gourock Gourock Ropeworks, Ropework St; hotels and businesses 24th October p3 Gourock Times 10/10/1952 4 History, Gourock Gourock about 1870s 30th Dec p1; 10th Feb 1939 p4; 17th Feb p1; 3rd March p3; Gourock Times 11/11/1938 3 10th March p1; 31st March p4, 7th April p1. History, Gourock Reminiscences of Gourock over 50 years. 13th May p3; 20th May p3; 27th June p3. Gourock Times 06/05/1916 3 History, Gourock Extract from D Macrae's Notes on Gourock Gourock Times 17/07/1906 3 History, Gourock Photographs of Gourock in the past Gourock Times 09/05/1958 Supplem ent History, Gourock History of the town since 1915 Gourock Times 07/05/1965 Supplem ent History, Gourock Item on 'Gourock Remembered Exhibition' Greenock Telegraph 12/06/1981 14 History, Gourock Etching of Gourock in 1839 and history of the town at that time Greenock Telegraph 21/08/1969 5 History, Gourock Item on the 1836 - 3V Fowler's Directory and the town and its residents of that day Gourock Times 21/04/1933 3 History, Gourock Letter on the history of the town - again 11th Nov p3; 30th Dec p1; 17th Feb 1939 p1; Gourock Times 16/09/1838 3 10th Feb 1939 p4; 10th March p1; 17th March p4 History, Gourock Businesses from the ads in the Gourock Advertiser of 1908 2nd April p4 Gourock Times 26/03/1948 4 History, Greenock Details of Greenock 1741 Greenock Advertiser 26/03/1852 2 History, Greenock Series of articles by T. G. Snoddy on the past of the town. 25th May p4 Greenock Telegraph 23/05/1935 4 History, Greenock Reminiscences of Old Greenock. 1st Sept. p3, 15th Sept. p3, 22nd Sept. p3 Greenock Telegraph 18/08/1888 3 History, Greenock Item on Profiles of the Past. Greenock Telegraph 03/06/1982 8 History, Greenock 60 years ago. Greenock Telegraph 05/01/1891 3 History, Greenock Review of Greenock from old photographs. Greenock Telegraph 27/09/1980 9 History, Greenock Glimpses of Greenock 74 years ago. Greenock Telegraph 18/06/1891 3 History, Greenock Item on the speakers to the Old Greenock class to be held in the Watt College. Greenock Telegraph 15/01/1980 5 History, Greenock Glimpses of Greenock 70 years ago. 17th Jan p15, 24th Jan p7 Greenock Telegraph 05/01/1980 9 History, Greenock Article on the early settlers in the area. 4th July p3. Greenock Telegraph 27/06/1893 3 History, Greenock Articles on history of the town from a guidebook printed in 1910. 24th Nov. p9, 1st Greenock Telegraph 17/11/1979 9 Dec. p9, 8th Dec. p9, 15th Dec. p9 History, Greenock Memories of the town. Greenock Telegraph 28/06/1979 6 History, Greenock Series of articles by Dr. James Anderson Russell. 8th Mar p4, 12th Mar p5, 14th April Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1965 5 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page p10, 20th April p9, 21st April p10, 24th April p8, 5th May p10, 14th May p13, 25th May p9, 3rd June p10, History, Greenock Greenock 50 years ago. 11th Feb. p4 Greenock Telegraph 08/02/1937 5 History, Greenock Text of old papers referring to Greenock 150 years ago. 24th Sept. p3 Greenock Telegraph 22/09/1877 3 History, Greenock Articles by T. G. Snoddy 30th July p5, 8th Aug. p4 Greenock Telegraph 27/07/1936 4 History, Greenock Article on the pictorial signs and the history of the area. Greenock Telegraph 26/09/1981 9 History, Greenock From fishing village to important seaport. Greenock Telegraph 31/01/1930 3 History, Greenock Article by John Donald: theatres Gaelic learning, police, timber ponds, harbours, tar Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1929 4 pots, Bob Campbell: 11th Mar p4 History, Greenock Life and institutions in the 1780's in Greenock. Greenock Telegraph 11/12/1913 4 History, Greenock The town 200 years ago, taken from the poll tax roll and parish records. 4th Nov. p3 Greenock Telegraph 02/11/1893 3 History, Greenock The story of an entail by ex: Provost Campbell.2 Greenock Telegraph 09/09/1898 4 History, Greenock The town 30 years ago. Greenock Telegraph 26/08/1903 2 History, Greenock Greenock and its early social environment, text of speech given by William Auld. Greenock Telegraph 19/01/1907 3 History, Greenock Item on the origin of the town's name. 23rd Feb. p4, 15th Mar, 19th April, 7th June p4, Greenock Telegraph 02/01/1926 4 8th June. History, Greenock 100 years ago and the personalition by John Donald Wee Jamie Young 28th Sept. p4 Greenock Telegraph 06/09/1926 6 History, Greenock Item on the forest which stretched from Devol Burn to Cartsburn; remaining trees to Greenock Telegraph 01/03/1893 5 be found behind Bogston Station. History, Greenock Item on the horse shoe set in a stone slab in Cathcart Square, 3 May p5. Greenock Telegraph 29/04/1983 10 History, Greenock Panoramic views of Greenock one looking over Wellpark, the other looking along Greenock Telegraph 31/03/1937 6 Dalrymple St. towards the west. History, Greenock Scottish Development Agency gives money to aid environmental improvements in Greenock Telegraph 01/11/1977 1 Greenock and Port Glasgow. History, Greenock Article on the town during the 1870's. 25th Jan p5, 28th Jan. Greenock Telegraph 23/01/1937 5 History, Greenock Item on the change in January 1848 to using Greenwich Mean Time by Greenock. Greenock Telegraph 01/09/1983 8 History, Greenock Article on Greenock past and present. Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1872 1 History, Greenock Extract from Memories of James Watt Greenock Advertiser 30/09/1856 1 History, Greenock Article on origin of Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 09/07/1847 1 History, Greenock Article on the work involved in producing Greenock with photographs. Greenock Telegraph 07/08/1980 10 History, Greenock The town seen through the eyes of an American. Greenock Telegraph 30/11/1874 4 History, Greenock Article entitled Western Notices Greenokiana from Glasgow Herald. Again 29th Sept. Greenock Advertiser 25/09/1857 4 p1 History, Greenock Letter about the origin of the word Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 24/07/1829 3 History, Greenock Article taken from the Edinburgh Gazetteer on Greenock. Greenock Advertiser 08/06/1819 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page History, Greenock Memories of Greenock's West End Mansions Greenock Telegraph 10/05/1958 5 History, Inverkip Article by J A Russell Greenock Telegraph 22/03/1965 3 History, Inverkip Article on Inverkip as a whisky smuggling centre Greenock Telegraph 07/10/1982 7 History, Inverkip Article on the witch burned in Auld Kirk, 11th Feb p5; 25th Mar; 1st April p5; 8th April Greenock Telegraph 04/02/1947 5 6 History, Kilmacolm In 1818 (article) Greenock Telegraph 09/06/1891 2 History, Kilmacolm Articles on the history and development of the village Greenock Telegraph 22/09/1928 4 History, Kilmacolm Article on Kilmacolm, its religious influences Greenock Telegraph 03/07/1894 3 History, Kilmacolm History of the name 'Kilmacolm' Greenock Telegraph 09/11/1904 3 History, Kilmacolm Kilmacolm in 1600s - a small book published by Ninian Campbell the Kilmacolm Greenock Telegraph 20/09/1884 3 Minister History, Kilmacolm Item on the type of wake held in the village in the 18th century Greenock Telegraph 10/06/1983 10 History, Kilmacolm Article by D J A Russell Greenock Telegraph 19/02/1965 13 History, Kilmacolm The origin of some of the local place names Greenock Telegraph 11/09/1926 4 History, Kilmacolm History of the village by T G Snoddy Greenock Telegraph 18/09/1937 4 History, Port Glasgow Review of Dr W.F. Macarthur's 'Port Glasgow' Greenock Telegraph 18/10/1932 4 History, Port Glasgow Port Glasgow in 1818 was described as 'the handsomest town in Scotland Greenock Telegraph 05/07/1939 4 History, Port Glasgow Article on harbours in 1840 - 50 - 17 Oct p9; 22 Oct p4; 26 Oct p3; 29 Oct p4; 31 Oct Greenock Telegraph 15/10/1962 4 p4 History, Port Glasgow John Donald on Port Glasgow 60 years ago Greenock Telegraph 21/12/1932 5 History, Port Glasgow Look back at life in Port Glasgow 70 years ago Greenock Telegraph 31/01/1980 11 History, Port Glasgow The history of the town by T.G. Snoddy. 5 May p4; 12 May p5 Greenock Telegraph 30/04/1936 6 History, Port Glasgow The Wallace-Knox tree at Broadfield - history Gourock Times 25/05/1956 1 History, Port Glasgow Article by Dr James A Russell Greenock Telegraph 15/03/1965 8 HMS Monk, Port Glasgow Council take over naval camp HMS Monk to use as emergency housing Greenock Telegraph 11/09/1946 2 accommodation HMS Monk, Port Glasgow Photograph showing view of the eastern harbour area known as HMS Monck, taken Greenock Telegraph 03/12/1981 10 during World War 2 Hogg, James James Hogg, the Ettrick Shepherd, spent three days in Greenock in May 1804. Greenock Telegraph 23/04/1983 4 Hoggard, Stuart Stuart Hoggard of Gourock: article on this successful musical writer. Greenock Telegraph 10/01/1981 9 Hole Farm, Greenock 10 Council tenants to have subsidised electricity as part of an experiment to make Greenock Telegraph 24/02/1979 7 their heating more economical Hole Farm, Greenock It will cost £1.5 million to repair Council houses at Hole Farm, so that they are wind Greenock Telegraph 15/12/1978 1 and watertight Holmscroft Brewery, Greenock Holmscroft Brewery, occupied by David Buchanan & Co. for sale - details. Greenock Advertiser 10/02/1849 3 Holmscroft Brewery, Greenock Brewery at Holmscroft occupied by David Buchanan & Co. for sale - details. Greenock Advertiser 30/06/1848 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Holmscroft Brewery, Greenock Firm of David Buchanan & Co., Holmscroft Brewery dissolved. P & A. Black to carry Greenock Advertiser 06/08/1852 3 on brewing and malting. Holmscroft Brewery, Greenock Brewery of David Buchanan & Co dissolved by subscribers: taken over by David Greenock Advertiser 08/06/1841 3 Buchanan & H. Lamont Holmscroft Primary School, Holmscroft Primary becomes a technical college Greenock Telegraph 29/09/1964 4 Greenock Holmscroft Primary School, Annexe at Holmscroft School badly damaged Greenock Telegraph 02/03/1966 7 Greenock Holmscroft School, Greenock Holmscroft School: - demolition reveals box buried in foundation stone, contents Greenock Telegraph 22/08/1968 6 include school rules. Holmscroft School, Greenock Opening of Holmscroft School. Greenock Telegraph 05/03/1888 2 Holmscroft School, Greenock Holmscroft School's 50th anniversary - history Article - 8th Feb p4 Greenock Telegraph 14/02/1939 4 Holmscroft School, Greenock Holmscroft Public School - laying of foundation stone by M Sutherland MP. Greenock Telegraph 28/02/1887 3 Holmscroft School, Greenock Photograph showing view of the vintage fire engine with turntable and the fire at the Greenock Telegraph 20/09/1982 4 old Holmscroft School Holmston Farm, Inverkip Farm of Holmston to be let Greenock Advertiser 01/09/1815 1 Holy Family Church, Port Foundation stone laid of new Holy Family Church Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1959 7 Glasgow Holy Family Church, Port Opening of Holy Family Church Greenock Telegraph 21/12/1959 4 Glasgow Holy Family Primary School, Opening of new Holy Family Primary School Greenock Telegraph 11/04/1959 7 Port Glasgow Home for Incurables, Greenock Article on the home for incurables Greenock Telegraph 17/02/1887 3 Home for Incurables, Greenock Opening of home for incurables at 6 Union Street run by Medical Aid Society Greenock Telegraph 01/09/1877 2 Home Guard, Port Glasgow First turn out of Home Guard Greenock Telegraph 12/11/1940 2 Horse Racing, Port Glasgow Purse to be given for a horse race to be held on 17 July Greenock Advertiser 16/07/1816 1 Horticultural Society, Gourock Meeting to consider forming such a society Greenock Advertiser 27/09/1832 2 Horticultural Society, Gourock 1st Annual Exhibition held in school room Greenock Advertiser 07/06/1838 2 Hospital, Port Glasgow Need for a maternity hospital in the town - Public meeting - 15 Feb p7 Greenock Telegraph 23/01/1952 5 Hospital, Port Glasgow Annual report and meeting Greenock Telegraph 08/03/1934 4 Hospitals Private contractors to tender for contracts for cleaning, catering and laundry work at Greenock Telegraph 23/09/1983 12 Inverclyde's hospitals - 17th Oct p7, 17th Dec p7 Hospitals Plans submitted for new children's hospitals Greenock Telegraph 09/12/1933 4 Hospitals Day of action for hospital workers supported by many trade union members Greenock Telegraph 23/09/1982 1 Hospitals Meeting to consider proposal to build home for incurables and children's hospital Greenock Telegraph 22/04/1876 3 Hospitals Demand for new hospital Greenock Telegraph 24/10/1898 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Hospitals Advertisement for contractors for new hospital. Greenock Advertiser 25/03/1807 1 Hospitals Senior doctors and nurses may be given more say in the way hospitals are run Greenock Telegraph 26/09/1981 7 Hospitals Patients may hear weekly variety show broadcast from a local theatre through hospital Greenock Telegraph 13/11/1954 5 broadcasting service Hospitals Details of foundation stone laying service. Greenock Advertiser 13/05/1807 3 Hospitals Discussions between various Boards on cost of treating patients with contagious Greenock Telegraph 07/09/1869 3 diseases. Hospitals Closure of Greenock Royal, Gateside, Eye Infirmary, Rankin Maternity, Broadstone Greenock Telegraph 14/10/1976 20 and Ear Nose and Throat proposed. Protest planned - 19th Nov p15. Reply - 20th Nov p1 Hospitals New hospital - work won't start until 1974 Greenock Telegraph 03/10/1964 7 Hospitals Plan and model of the proposed new hospital Greenock Telegraph 07/07/1965 5 Hospitals Editorial on accommodation of fever patients 17th Jan p2 Greenock Telegraph 14/01/1871 3 Hospitals First sod cut at site of new hospitals. Description of the buildings - 29th Jan p4 Greenock Telegraph 28/01/1936 4 Hospitals Consultant says hospital waiting lists are a scandal Greenock Telegraph 22/10/1983 7 Hospitals Report of proceedings at laying of foundation stone of the hospital. Greenock Advertiser 15/05/1807 3 Hospitals Foundation stone of new hospital to be laid on 13 May: celebrations. Greenock Advertiser 11/05/1807 1 Hospitals Letter for Board of Supervision on hospital accommodation for Greenock, Port Greenock Telegraph 15/08/1879 3 Glasgow and Kilmacolm Hospitals Council face problems over proposed sale of hospitals Greenock Telegraph 18/06/1981 13 Hospitals Proposed projects get the go ahead (ultrasound scanner, child psychiatry unit) Greenock Telegraph 29/01/1981 1 Hospitals Meeting of subscribers to approve plans and estimates. Greenock Advertiser 17/04/1807 1 Hospitals Proposal to buy and equip a ship as a hospital Greenock Advertiser 23/10/1873 2 Hospitals Health Board is urged to recruit more nurses as the waiting list of patients grows Greenock Telegraph 07/11/1983 7 Hospitals Scottish Home & Help Department to give help to the new hospital Greenock Telegraph 18/05/1977 8 Hospitals Essential services will be reinstated after improvement in the cash situation Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1977 6 Hospitals Old hospitals in Inverclyde will close when new 'Royal' is opened - Harry Ewing, Under Greenock Telegraph 06/07/1978 9 Secretary of State Hospitals Sheltered and amenity houses to be built on the former Infirmary site Greenock Telegraph 12/01/1983 7 Hospitals Subscribers to hospital and grant of land. Greenock Advertiser 10/01/1807 3 Hospitals Office bearers elected for hospital. Greenock Advertiser 22/07/1807 3 Hospitals Details of expenditure at all local hospitals Greenock Telegraph 27/10/1977 11 Hospitals Letter for Board of Supervision on hospital accommodation for Greenock, Port Greenock Advertiser 15/08/1879 3 Glasgow and Kilmacolm Hospitals Editorial on accommodation of fever patients 17th Jan p2 Greenock Advertiser 14/01/1871 4 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Hospitals, Bridge of Weir Possible closure of Bridge of Weir Hospitals causing concern Greenock Telegraph 26/03/1980 8 Hospitals, Greenock Outpatients facilities at Inverclyde Royal and Rankin Memorial must be provided for Greenock Telegraph 28/01/1983 12 private patients - 29th Jan p7 Hospitals, Greenock Proposal to build a municipal hospital turned down Gourock Times 24/02/1939 3 Hospitals, Inverclyde Article on the coming shape of Inverclyde Hospitals Greenock Telegraph 17/03/1976 12 Hospitals, Port Glasgow The need for a hospital to deal with infectious cases Greenock Telegraph 22/02/1900 2 Hospitals, Port Glasgow Port Glasgow offers a site for a new hospital Greenock Telegraph 26/02/1963 7 Hotels & Pubs Inn to be let in Cathcart Street Greenock Advertiser 15/01/1810 1 Hotels & Pubs Inn or Tavern with Stables and offices occupied by Alexander Paton to be let Greenock Advertiser 25/11/1812 3 Hotels & Pubs 35 annual dividend to be paid Greenock Advertiser 28/05/1852 3 Hotels & Pubs Article on Greenock's early hotels and taverns Greenock Telegraph 25/09/1925 5 Hotels & Pubs Greenock 1821 population 22,088. Number of licences to sell ale, beer etc. 411 for Greenock Advertiser 06/05/1828 3 year 1827 - 28 Hotels & Pubs Report on dividend to be paid to shareholders Greenock Advertiser 13/06/1833 3 Hotels & Pubs Article on restaurants and coffee houses of olden days Greenock Telegraph 24/01/1944 4 Hotels & Pubs Introduction of Sunday opening by pubs in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 17/10/1977 7 Hotels & Pubs New restrictions on opening hours in public houses Greenock Telegraph 14/08/1915 2 Hotels & Pubs, Greenock Item on the number of pubs which Greenock had in the mid 1850's Greenock Telegraph 27/09/1983 5 Hotels & Pubs, Inverkip Inn, with stabling coach house opened Greenock Advertiser 03/06/1812 3 Hotels & Pubs, Port Glasgow Arch. Dennistoun Contracts for hotel to be built at foot of Barr's Brae Greenock Advertiser 26/06/1869 2 Hotels & Pubs, Port Glasgow Public inn with stables etc for sale Greenock Advertiser 18/06/1824 3 Hotels & Pubs, Port Glasgow Two survey with different results cause split over pub plans Greenock Telegraph 14/03/1981 7 Hotels & Pubs, Port Glasgow Population 5,262 (1821) with 88 licences to sell ale, beer etc for year 1827 - 28 Greenock Advertiser 06/05/1828 3 Hotels & Pubs, Port Glasgow Great reduction in number of public houses Greenock Telegraph 13/04/1904 4 Hotels, Gourock Photograph showing work on the new hotel near to the Cloch Gourock Times 16/04/1971 3 Hotels, Gourock Inn to be opened with Coach House Greenock Advertiser 01/07/1805 1 House Letting Act Corporation and relief of the housing conditions by the new Housing Act Greenock Telegraph 21/01/1935 2 House Letting Act House Letting Act - equitation against factors' charges Greenock Telegraph 10/05/1912 2 House Letting Act Measurement of houses fewer than 8 rooms being carried out in accordance with the Greenock Advertiser 26/03/1867 2 Act. Those which do not have the correct cubic measurement will be closed House Letting Reform House Letting Reform: Greenock and the new act Greenock Telegraph 17/01/1912 4 House of Five Gables, Photograph showing view of the 'house with 5 gables' in Dalrymple Street Greenock Telegraph 27/12/1947 3 Greenock House of Five Gables, Photograph and article on the house with 5 gables Greenock Telegraph 26/11/1923 6 Greenock Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page House of Five Gables, Five Gables house - article and photographs Greenock Telegraph 26/11/1923 6 Greenock House of Five Gables, Photograph of the 'house with the gables' at Dalrymple Street Greenock Telegraph 27/12/1947 3 Greenock House of Industry and House Letter suggesting building of the House of Industry and House of Correction Greenock Advertiser 07/12/1807 1 of Correction, Greenock House of Refuge, Greenock House of Refuge: details of annual meeting. Greenock Advertiser 02/05/1867 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 27/03/1914 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 22/02/1881 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 25/03/1915 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 28/03/1917 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - probable reduction of government grant Greenock Telegraph 05/03/1907 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - question of closing down+ Greenock Telegraph 26/05/1921 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 13/02/1883 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - report Greenock Advertiser 22/02/1876 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 27/03/1902 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 03/11/1904 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 23/02/1886 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - 21st March p2 Greenock Telegraph 23/03/1916 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 16/04/1896 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 19/03/1889 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 25/02/1890 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 17/02/1891 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 23/02/1892 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual report Greenock Advertiser 24/02/1880 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 21/02/1893 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - 4th March p3 Greenock Telegraph 03/03/1909 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 23/04/1895 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting and report Greenock Telegraph 14/03/1913 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 23/03/1879 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Satisfactory official report Greenock Telegraph 25/10/1905 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 01/03/1906 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting and report - 19th March p2 Greenock Telegraph 18/03/1908 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Government grants reduced Greenock Telegraph 01/04/1910 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 16/03/1911 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 05/04/1912 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 24/04/1894 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Report on arms and appeal for funds Greenock Advertiser 05/05/1868 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 13/02/1883 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 21/02/1882 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 22/02/1881 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual report Greenock Telegraph 24/02/1880 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 22/02/1887 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 25/02/1879 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting, report and accounts Greenock Telegraph 10/03/1868 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Saga of proposed House of Refuge first thought about in 1839 - again 14th Sep p2, Greenock Telegraph 10/09/1841 2 list of donations p3 - again 21st Sept p1 - again 28th Sept p1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting: 74 females use premises in year. Accounts Greenock Advertiser 12/03/1861 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual Meeting Greenock Advertiser 14/03/1865 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Under new Police Act - House of Refuge improvements Greenock Advertiser 21/12/1865 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Extend accommodation Greenock Advertiser 11/01/1866 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 19/02/1884 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting, report and accounts Greenock Advertiser 10/03/1868 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Letter on funds for supporting such an establishment - again 29th Oct p1 - again 9th Greenock Advertiser 22/10/1841 1 Nov p1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 16/03/1869 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual Meeting Greenock Telegraph 30/03/1870 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual Meeting Greenock Advertiser 06/04/1871 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 05/04/1871 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 12/03/1872 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 08/04/1873 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 24/02/1874 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 23/02/1875 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Almost completely destroyed by fire. No loss of life Greenock Telegraph 10/04/1875 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting - report Greenock Telegraph 22/02/1876 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 13/03/1877 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 19/02/1878 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 19/02/1884 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting, report and accounts Greenock Advertiser 13/03/1866 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual Meeting Greenock Advertiser 30/03/1870 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 25/02/1879 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 13/03/1877 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Meeting to discuss establishing House of Refuge -report Greenock Advertiser 26/07/1839 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Almost completely destroyed by fire. No loss of life Greenock Advertiser 13/04/1875 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 24/02/1874 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 08/04/1873 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 12/03/1872 1 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1885 4 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 21/03/1901 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 19/02/1878 3 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 28/03/1899 2 House of Refuge, Greenock Annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 22/03/1897 3 House Proprietors Association House Proprietors Association - first annual meeting Greenock Telegraph 06/11/1868 3 House Proprietors Association House Proprietors Association - annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 03/12/1870 2 House Proprietors Association House Proprietors Association - report Greenock Advertiser 02/03/1869 2 House Proprietors Association House Proprietors Association - first annual meeting Greenock Advertiser 07/11/1868 2 House Proprietors Association House Proprietors Association - report of first quarterly meeting Greenock Advertiser 03/03/1868 2 Housing Public meeting held to petition Parliament to improve sanitary state of the working Greenock Advertiser 23/07/1844 2 & 3 classes Housing Old houses and their tenants in the mid 1800s Greenock Telegraph 08/08/1930 6 Housing Photographs shown the changes in design of Greenock housing Greenock Telegraph 10/09/1937 6 Housing Association Council worried about the increase in the number of properties owned by Housing Greenock Telegraph 08/02/1983 6 Associations Housing for the Handicapped No medical certificates will be issued to severely handicapped patients until a code of Greenock Telegraph 03/11/1981 7 practice is worked out for housing lists Housing for the Handicapped Medical expert's have wrong priorities when housing the handicapped - Councillor Greenock Telegraph 24/10/1981 7 James Boyd Housing for the Handicapped Co-operation urged over housing for the handicapped Greenock Telegraph 12/11/1981 11 Housing for the Handicapped Housing Department accused of ignoring Council's decision on 150 houses for the Greenock Telegraph 14/04/1980 7 severely physically handicapped Housing for the Handicapped Review of severely physically handicapped people on housing list could cost Council Greenock Telegraph 02/10/1979 7 £750 Housing Survey Survey needed to assess housing problem Greenock Telegraph 04/09/1976 7 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing Survey Survey of the town's housing Greenock Telegraph 25/08/1966 10-14 Housing Survey Survey to be made of every house in Greenock Greenock Telegraph 14/10/1953 5 Housing, Cartsdyke Meeting to discuss proposed co-partnership scheme at Cartsdyke Greenock Telegraph 05/04/1912 2 Housing, Gourock Council alter their house letting policy - details Gourock Times 27/03/1953 3 Housing, Gourock Objections to the proposed building of 3 houses on the disused Cloch Filling Station Greenock Telegraph 30/09/1982 10 fail Housing, Gourock Proposal for a pioneering housing development for mentally handicapped people - Greenock Telegraph 07/10/1982 13 Key Housing Association Housing, Gourock Introduction of 44 hour week for builders on Divert and Drumshantie schemes Greenock Telegraph 12/12/1946 2 Housing, Gourock Inverclyde District to take over the houses offered for sale by the Ministry of Defence Gourock Times 11/04/1975 1 Housing, Gourock Letter on Gourock's housing about 1870s, 1880s Gourock Times 11/11/1938 3 Housing, Gourock Letter on some of the oldest houses in Gourock - 27th Feb p4, 6th Mar p3 Gourock Times 20/02/1942 3 Housing, Gourock Letter on the proposed housing scheme Gourock Times 10/01/1920 3 Housing, Gourock MacTaggart buys land behind Gourock Golf course to buy private houses Gourock Times 29/07/1955 3 Housing, Gourock Money allocated to modernise pre-war Council houses Gourock Times 27/06/1969 1 Housing, Gourock Compulsory transfer of tenants from prefab houses to other accommodation Gourock Times 28/09/1962 2 Housing, Gourock Town Council to build 50 private houses Greenock Telegraph 30/11/1972 13 Housing, Gourock Work begins of post-war housing development between Divert and Drumshantie Gourock Times 05/10/1945 3 Roads. Report on the cutting of the first sod - 12th Oct p1 Housing, Gourock Electricity Board wish to install electric light in the Coppermine Housing scheme Gourock Times 04/11/1949 3 Housing, Gourock Work begins on the old Public Park housing scheme Gourock Times 15/01/1921 2 Housing, Gourock Formal opening of the 48 houses built at the old Public Park Gourock Times 17/12/1921 3 Housing, Gourock Work to begin on sheltered housing for handicapped people at Adelaide/Hopeton St Greenock Telegraph 16/12/1982 12 Junction Housing, Gourock Three areas selected for post-war housing (1) Argyll & Clyde (2) Larkfield Road (3) Gourock Times 05/01/1945 2 Reservoir Road Housing, Gourock Annual report on housing reveals 480 houses have been built since the war ended Gourock Times 26/12/1952 1 Housing, Gourock Gourock will require an additional 200 houses during the next 5 years Gourock Times 02/02/1931 4 Housing, Gourock Council house tenants to pay more for their homes Gourock Times 03/08/1962 3 Housing, Gourock Council discuss shortage of housing for the working classes and possible remedies Gourock Times 27/10/1917 3 Housing, Gourock Council discuss the need for continuity in house building programme Gourock Times 01/10/1948 1 Housing, Gourock Council discuss the Admiralty request to return those houses owned by the Admiralty Gourock Times 05/08/1960 2 but occupied by former employees. Council rejects request: 14th Oct p3 Housing, Gourock Town Planning scheme for Gourock is being prepared by the County Engineer Gourock Times 15/01/1943 4 Housing, Gourock Exhibition shows plans for future housing developments Gourock Times 11/10/1974 3 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Gourock Council abandon plans to build houses for sale Gourock Times 28/12/1973 3 Housing, Gourock People to be rehoused as soon as possible so that the pre-fabs can be demolished - Gourock Times 15/01/1965 2 5th Feb p1 Housing, Gourock Council houses will not be sold to tenants, the Town Council decide Gourock Times 31/03/1972 3 Housing, Gourock More houses completed in the Garden Suburb scheme, photograph 31st Mar p4 Greenock Telegraph 30/03/1914 4 Housing, Gourock Three photographs of housing developments in /Gourock Gourock Times 25/11/1960 1 Housing, Gourock 48 new houses in the old Public Park scheme opened Greenock Telegraph 12/12/1921 4 Housing, Gourock Service houses within the Burgh, Council discuss letting problem with representatives Gourock Times 07/05/1948 1 of the Admiralty Housing, Gourock Objectors to the proposed building of houses at the Copper Mine by the Councils, Gourock Times 29/12/1933 4 prepare petition, 2nd Feb 1934 p4, 16th Feb p2 Housing, Gourock Ground (house of Levanne) owned by A.E. Pickard bought and will be developed as Gourock Times 02/11/1934 3 private housing Housing, Gourock Opening of Weir's showhouse at the Golf Course estate. Photograph - 7th July p1 Gourock Times 30/06/1961 1 Housing, Gourock Council to scrap pre-fab houses and provide more land for housing Gourock Times 02/02/1962 1 Housing, Gourock The story of Miss Anna Stewart who built Glen Levan cottage and subsequent owners Gourock Advertiser 11/12/1908 3 Housing, Gourock Revision of rents in Council houses Gourock Times 31/12/1948 1 Housing, Gourock 25 pre-fabs to be built Greenock Telegraph 19/07/1946 2 Housing, Gourock Article on process of building houses with concrete Greenock Telegraph 26/04/1875 3 Housing, Gourock Approval given for private housing to be built at Larkfield and Trumpethill Gourock Times 08/03/1963 3 Housing, Gourock Council plan post-war housing at Divert/Drumshantie area - also in Shore Street, 6th Gourock Times 28/07/1944 1 Oct p3 Housing, Gourock 50 Council houses to be built at present and another 50 spread over the next 5 years Gourock Times 04/05/1934 2 Housing, Gourock Admiralty to build 50 more cottages to relieve housing shortage Greenock Telegraph 21/04/1917 2 Housing, Gourock Annual report by the Burgh Housing Factor shows alleged high costs of repairs to Gourock Times 27/05/1955 3 Council houses Housing, Gourock Details of the Admiralty's housing scheme Gourock Times 26/08/1916 3 Housing, Gourock Photographs of the Pierhead, Larkfield Rd, Drumshantie Rd, Tower Dr, Golf Rd, Gourock Times 31/03/1950 1 Victoria Rd and Barrhill Rd Housing, Gourock Photograph of the new flats at Cove Rd/Tarbet St area Gourock Times 16/01/1976 3 Housing, Gourock Photograph showing thatched roofs around 1870 Greenock Telegraph 15/05/1956 5 Housing, Gourock Installation of electricity will cost an additional 10% on to the rents of the tenants of the Gourock Times 23/03/1951 1 Coppermine Housing Scheme. Problem of finding accommodation for smaller families - p3 Housing, Gourock Details of the points scheme for letting of Council houses. Revision of scheme - 11th Gourock Times 20/02/1948 3 June p1 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Gourock Review of work undertaken during 1951 Gourock Times 28/12/1951 1 Housing, Gourock Council discuss the need to build more Council houses and recommend that the Old Gourock Times 08/09/1933 3 Copper Mine area would be a good site Housing, Gourock Permission to use copper mine field for housing Greenock Telegraph 16/02/1934 2 Housing, Gourock Article on some of the properties which stood in Gourock before 1900 Gourock Times 25/09/1964 4 Housing, Gourock Part of golf course at Trumpethill sold to developers who plan to build 200 houses on Gourock Times 06/11/1959 3 the site Housing, Gourock Planning for permission for housing development at St Andrew's Drive refused Greenock Telegraph 24/11/1980 10 Housing, Gourock Urgent work required on the Torpedo Factory houses Gourock Times 10/05/1971 4 Housing, Gourock Proposed housing development for single and mentally handicapped people to go Greenock Telegraph 12/04/1982 7 before Planning Committee. Council to sell the land to Key Housing Association Housing, Gourock Government White Paper shows that Council rents are higher in Gourock than Greenock Telegraph 18/08/1955 5 Greenock or Port Glasgow Housing, Gourock Photograph showing the progress being made at the private housing development at Gourock Times 23/02/1962 1 the Golf Course Housing, Greenock Poor housing could be an important factor in high number of still births Greenock Telegraph 29/06/1978 10 Housing, Greenock Council rents to cost more from January 1979. Greenock Telegraph 02/08/1978 9 Housing, Greenock Sale of Council houses to sitting tenants - discounts over-generous according to Greenock Telegraph 25/05/1979 13 Councillors Housing, Greenock District Council give the go-ahead for house repair grants Greenock Telegraph 09/12/1983 13 Housing, Greenock Comprehensive programmes needed to preserve community life in Strone, Maukinhill Greenock Telegraph 10/06/1975 15 and Gibshill Housing, Greenock Higher rates or fewer houses - choice facing Council Greenock Telegraph 03/08/1979 11 Housing, Greenock Last phase of the town centre project to begin soon Greenock Telegraph 04/10/1978 1 Housing, Greenock 3,280 private and Council houses will be empty in five years due to falling population Greenock Telegraph 19/04/1979 1 and increase in housing stock Housing, Greenock Prices of housing in Inverclyde rise rapidly Greenock Telegraph 12/04/1979 13 Housing, Greenock Plan to build private housing in Renton Road - Liberal Councillors attacked Greenock Telegraph 03/04/1979 1 Housing, Greenock First buyer of Council house will get title deeds Greenock Telegraph 02/03/1979 13 Housing, Greenock Modernisation of district's pre-war Council houses will be completed this year Greenock Telegraph 15/01/1979 6 Housing, Greenock Sale of Council houses starts in January Greenock Telegraph 04/10/1978 9 Housing, Greenock Provost accused of ignorance about the east end of Greenock since drop in crime rate Greenock Telegraph 21/10/1978 7 not solely due to a massive cash handout but to the police and public. Provost's reply - 23 Oct p1. Housing, Greenock Report of meeting to discuss proposal to house some of Greenock's population in Greenock Advertiser 14/03/1865 2 Helensburgh - again 18th Mar p2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Greenock Councillor want modernisation of post-war Council houses put on the agenda Greenock Telegraph 27/10/1978 14 Housing, Greenock Rents withheld to spur a housing association into action over property Greenock Telegraph 22/11/1978 8 Housing, Greenock Price gap between properties in the east and central parts of Greenock is catching up Greenock Telegraph 03/12/1983 7 with those in the west end Housing, Greenock Higher rents for Council tenants the result of government cut-backs Greenock Telegraph 22/11/1979 15 Housing, Greenock Government cuts in capital expenditure make a 'mockery' of Inverclyde's housing Greenock Telegraph 02/10/1979 1 plans for 1979-84 Housing, Greenock If the government cut rate and housing support grants, Inverclyde's finances will be Greenock Telegraph 18/10/1979 13 strained Housing, Greenock Sale of Council houses to resume in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 02/11/1979 1 Housing, Greenock Nine point package of measures designed to clear backlog of repairs announced Greenock Telegraph 03/12/1977 7 Housing, Greenock District Council will be able to spend more than expected on housing Greenock Telegraph 06/11/1979 7 Housing, Greenock Pre-war houses may be affected by cut-backs as modernisation programmes are Greenock Telegraph 01/09/1979 7 shelved - 4th Sept p1c Housing, Greenock Government proposals on the sale of Council houses cold provoke a backlash - Greenock Telegraph 31/08/1979 13 Councillor Mitchell Housing, Greenock Council appeal for home loans boost for those wanting to buy property Greenock Telegraph 09/10/1979 1 Housing, Greenock Government cuts mean that the money available to house buyers will be halved Greenock Telegraph 20/11/1979 7 Housing, Greenock Doctors will be able to appeal to the community medicine specialist if unhappy over Greenock Telegraph 04/08/1981 6 priority given to the disabled Housing, Greenock Budget may have to be cut by £1 million, delaying modernisation and sheltered Greenock Telegraph 21/08/1979 7 housing schemes Housing, Greenock Interest rate on home loans from the Council increased Greenock Telegraph 14/08/1979 1 Housing, Greenock Project on Gibshill from 1972-1978 described in a book 'A View from the Hill' by Sheila Greenock Telegraph 03/12/1979 6 Mackay and Larry Hartman Housing, Greenock Government cut backs on local authority spending will not stop capital housing Greenock Telegraph 11/08/1979 6 projects Housing, Greenock Secretary of State will not visit Inverclyde to discuss government proposals for the Greenock Telegraph 10/08/1979 10 sale of Council houses Housing, Greenock Inverclyde's homeless made to suffered by Region's decision to base out-of-hours Greenock Telegraph 07/08/1979 7 service in Glasgow Housing, Greenock Upgrading of post-war houses would cost £65m Greenock Telegraph 06/12/1979 13 Housing, Greenock Cash setback for housing in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 28/04/1978 1 Housing, Greenock Sir Frank Mears' plan for the redevelopment of Greenock Gourock Times 13/02/1948 1 Housing, Greenock Labour moves to force decision on demolition of slum property in Renton and Balmore Greenock Telegraph 07/09/1977 9 Roads defeated Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Greenock Reasons given for increase in Council rents. Protest by housewives at Council Greenock Telegraph 07/06/1947 2 Chambers - 7th June p5 Housing, Greenock Drastic measures to reduce the waiting list for house repairs proposed Greenock Telegraph 02/11/1977 9 Housing, Greenock Approval for sale of Council houses given Greenock Telegraph 17/08/1977 1 Housing, Greenock Sale of Council houses might mean turning those who remain into second class Greenock Telegraph 02/07/1977 7 citizens Housing, Greenock First consignment of timber houses for the Bridgend site arrive from America Gourock Times 21/09/1945 3 Housing, Greenock Burgh has highest rents in Scotland Greenock Telegraph 11/05/1974 7 Housing, Greenock Protest meeting by tenants in the Glebe over their eviction Greenock Telegraph 16/05/1919 2 Housing, Greenock Greenock to get steel houses Greenock Telegraph 23/12/1925 2 Housing, Greenock Item on some of Greenock's mansions e.g. Balclutha, Finnart and Bagatelle Greenock Telegraph 01/06/1956 7 Housing, Greenock Comprehensive report shows that there are 2,093 sites for private houses in Gourock Times 17/12/1976 5 Inverclyde Housing, Greenock Within 5 years the problem of bringing deteriorating private tenements up to a Greenock Telegraph 08/07/1983 10 standard will be solved Housing, Greenock District Council found not guilty of unjustly treating an overcrowded Greenock family Greenock Telegraph 21/12/1979 13 by not giving them a 5-apartment house - by the Ombudsman Housing, Greenock Council to become more involved in improvement work in housing action areas Greenock Telegraph 30/09/1981 10 Housing, Greenock Councillor James Carter claims that too many of Inverclyde's homeless are being Greenock Telegraph 15/04/1981 8 rehoused in the same 'low demand' areas Housing, Greenock Item on Greenock's early housing Greenock Telegraph 10/09/1981 13 Housing, Greenock Greenock tenants hold meeting to discuss increased rents Greenock Telegraph 01/03/1912 4 Housing, Greenock Housing plans for 1981-2 delayed because of uncertainty on how much the Greenock Telegraph 16/01/1981 13 government will allow the District to spend Housing, Greenock Plans for an area development team to study the needs of those in the southwest of Greenock Telegraph 22/12/1980 9 Greenock raise doubts among local Councillors Housing, Greenock Council are in danger of over spending their housing budget Greenock Telegraph 16/12/1980 7 Housing, Greenock House sales in Greenock and Gourock are lagging behind in spite of a shortage of Greenock Telegraph 04/07/1983 7 houses for sale in the Clyde area Housing, Greenock Article on the new executive style housing at Hamilton Way Greenock Telegraph 16/08/1980 6 Housing, Greenock Scottish Federation of Housing Associations report states that Inverclyde has 599 Greenock Telegraph 12/10/1981 7 houses below tolerable standard Housing, Greenock Letter to Provost Hunter on housing of the working classes. Report of meeting to Greenock Advertiser 01/05/1857 1 consider points from letter and remedies - p2 Housing, Greenock Stanely Investment Ltd offer to buy 4, 6 and 10 Hay Street and to upgrade them. Greenock Telegraph 04/06/1983 7 District Council accept £126,750 bid Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Greenock Number of ejection cases before Sheriff. Proposal to rent mill to accommodate Greenock Advertiser 28/05/1863 2 workmen Housing, Greenock Labour controlled District Council will encourage private house building Greenock Telegraph 22/05/1980 12 Housing, Greenock B-listed tenement at the corner of Argyle/West Blackhall Streets requires £400,000 Greenock Telegraph 21/09/1983 8 repairs Housing, Greenock Gales cause massive damage to buildings in the district Greenock Telegraph 03/03/1982 1 Housing, Greenock Applicants for home loans from District Council will have to pay a higher interest rate Greenock Telegraph 12/02/1980 7 Housing, Greenock Finding accommodation for the homeless, a time-consuming task - need for additional Greenock Telegraph 09/02/1980 7 staff to help the Homeless Persons Officer Housing, Greenock Cuts in government home improvement grants could cause considerable problems for Greenock Telegraph 28/10/1983 13 home owners, 2nd Nov p9; 3rd Nov p11 Housing, Greenock More than 40 of Inverclyde's worst properties have been identified and question of Greenock Telegraph 01/11/1983 6 their upgrading to be discussed Housing, Greenock Meeting of householders to consider recent rent increase Greenock Advertiser 15/02/1874 2 Housing, Greenock Housing should not bear the brunt of the cuts in expenditure for 1980-81 Greenock Telegraph 08/02/1980 12 Housing, Greenock Suggestion that tenants should have a say in the modernisation of their homes - Greenock Telegraph 14/01/1980 7 Councillor Mitchell Housing, Greenock Three refugee families from Vietnam are to be housed in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 05/08/1980 7 Housing, Greenock Many families could be affected by the government's new plans for rent and rate Greenock Telegraph 28/05/1982 15 rebates Housing, Greenock Council seeking more money for themselves and Housing Associations to upgrade Greenock Telegraph 01/11/1982 6 older properties Housing, Greenock Developer to appeal to Scottish Secretary against Planning Committee's refusal to Greenock Telegraph 24/09/1982 12 allow development of former Tough Ropeworks site Housing, Greenock Increase in the number of people applying for repair grants Greenock Telegraph 13/09/1982 7 Housing, Greenock Council plan to identify tenements at risk before they reach the critical stage Greenock Telegraph 08/12/1982 9 Housing, Greenock Door-to-door survey into the needs of the disabled may create 90 temporary jobs if the Greenock Telegraph 27/08/1982 13 plan goes ahead. Housing, Greenock Origin of 'Rainbow Valley', 'No Mean City' and 'Wee Dublin' Greenock Telegraph 23/12/1982 6 Housing, Greenock Conference called to review Strathclyde's multiple deprivation policies which include Greenock Telegraph 18/06/1982 12 those in Inverclyde Housing, Greenock Gibshill to get an area development team comprising of regional and district officials, Greenock Telegraph 21/08/1982 7 community councils, social work, police etc. Housing, Greenock Savage rent increases hit old people who should be given the right to buy - Dr N Greenock Telegraph 19/12/1983 7 Godman Housing, Greenock Scottish Office Minister Allan Stewart visits the good, the bad and the ugly parts of Greenock Telegraph 15/09/1982 9 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Gibshill, meeting community organisers and police Housing, Greenock Cash help towards environmental improvements will increase from £400 to £600 Greenock Telegraph 28/10/1983 6 Housing, Greenock Extra money is required to save older houses in the District Greenock Telegraph 03/06/1982 11 Housing, Greenock House owners applying for repair grants will in future get a better deal Greenock Telegraph 07/04/1980 6 Housing, Greenock Select management of London ordered by the court to complete unfinished work at Greenock Telegraph 08/01/1983 7 their properties Housing, Greenock Meeting of householders to consider recent rent increase Greenock Telegraph 17/02/1874 3 Housing, Greenock Owners of flats at 9 Murdieston Street join the District Council in an improvement Greenock Telegraph 17/03/1983 10 scheme Housing, Greenock Flats owned by Select Management have still not had their repairs completed Greenock Telegraph 08/04/1983 13 Housing, Greenock Difficulty to be had in getting dwelling houses of £10 rent or less. Housing falling Greenock Advertiser 08/06/1835 2 behind in comparison with prosperity of the town Housing, Greenock Still shortage of houses to rent £6-9 per year - many respectable workmen and Greenock Advertiser 24/03/1836 2 families unable to find accommodation Housing, Greenock Home loans by the District Council to be cut back Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1983 6 Housing, Greenock Article from 'Glasgow Mercantile Advertiser' on new building being carried out in Greenock Advertiser 18/01/1856 4 Greenock Housing, Greenock Meeting by residents of 11 Lyle Street owned by Select Management, whose repairs Greenock Telegraph 20/05/1983 11 have still not been finished Housing, Greenock House letting reform - Greenock and the new Act Greenock Telegraph 17/01/1912 4 Housing, Greenock Council to look into problems of bringing privately owned tenements up to standard Greenock Telegraph 31/05/1983 7 Housing, Greenock Southwest Greenock included in Region's plans for area development teams Greenock Telegraph 28/12/1982 6 Housing, Greenock Survey to be made to decide on house improvements Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1979 7 Housing, Greenock Housing plan for 1981-86 already out of date Greenock Telegraph 20/06/1981 7 Housing, Greenock 600 applications to buy Council houses received from tenants Greenock Telegraph 31/10/1978 6 Housing, Greenock District plan to insulate Council housing over next 10 years Greenock Telegraph 22/06/1978 13 Housing, Greenock Council rents to rise in January Greenock Telegraph 12/07/1979 9 Housing, Greenock Dickson Mabon against the sale of Council houses. Council's attitude spelt out - 3rd Greenock Telegraph 30/06/1979 7 July p7; 14th July p7 Housing, Greenock Council told to stop sale of Council houses to sitting tenants. Sales continuing - 19th Greenock Telegraph 06/06/1979 1 June p7 Housing, Greenock Inverclyde has land to build up to 2,700 houses until 1991 Greenock Telegraph 11/08/1981 7 Housing, Homeless Claim that homeless are being housed in Gibshill and Larkfield answered. Putting Greenock Telegraph 04/09/1979 7 homeless in these areas help to keep vandalism down Housing, Homeless Housing Department has 36 homeless applicants in April Greenock Telegraph 02/05/1978 7 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Homeless 235 homeless families have been housed by the District in Greenock Greenock Telegraph 10/10/1980 15 Housing, Inverclyde House sales are booming in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 22/07/1983 13 Housing, Inverclyde Private housing booming in Inverclyde at a rate of 300 new houses annually Greenock Telegraph 21/08/1979 6 Housing, Inverclyde 1,500 private houses to be built in Inverclyde in the next 5 years Greenock Telegraph 05/12/1978 1 Housing, Inverclyde Fewer private houses in Inverclyde will be built in the future Greenock Telegraph 14/12/1982 7 Housing, Inverkip Luxury chalets planned for the village Greenock Telegraph 02/08/1975 7 Housing, Inverkip District Council may go to the House of Lords to prevent too many private houses Greenock Telegraph 18/09/1980 14 being built in Inverkip Housing, Inverkip Residents win fight against further building around the village Greenock Telegraph 20/02/1975 9 Housing, Inverkip Public Inquiry ordered by Secretary of State on application by McArthur Investments Gourock Times 20/10/1978 3 to build houses Housing, Inverkip Fears that housing developments may turn Inverkip into an Easterhouse Greenock Telegraph 28/04/1977 13 Housing, Inverkip Claims that proposed house building on 270 acres would have a devastating effect on Gourock Times 24/11/1978 2 the village Housing, Inverkip Plan to build more houses in the village not supported by District Council Greenock Telegraph 12/03/1976 13 Housing, Inverkip Greenock proposes to build 700 Council houses in Inverkip Greenock Telegraph 09/01/1974 1 Housing, Inverkip Permission to build 260 houses refused by Region Greenock Telegraph 17/02/1977 1 Housing, Inverkip District Council fight those companies who plan to build houses around Inverkip. Greenock Telegraph 25/06/1982 9 Young Liberals back the Council's fight Housing, Inverkip Plans to build an extensive housing development delayed Gourock Times 16/06/1976 4 Housing, Inverkip Village could become residence for the elderly unless new housing plans are Greenock Telegraph 03/02/1977 10 implemented Housing, Inverkip Six luxury flats built for self-catering holidays may be sold as the tourist trade drops Greenock Telegraph 16/07/1981 10 Housing, Inverkip Explosion of private house building. County Council set aside 580 acres to cope with Greenock Telegraph 01/06/1971 1 demand Housing, Inverkip Concern expressed over proposal to build 525 houses in a 159 acre site by Inverkip Greenock Telegraph 15/04/1983 1 Building Ltd Housing, Kilmacolm Opening of the sheltered housing complex Greenock Telegraph 27/04/1974 7 Housing, Kilmacolm Plans to build 62 houses by Barratt meet with protests from village groups Greenock Telegraph 03/06/1983 12 Housing, Kilmacolm Row over modernisation of Council houses Greenock Telegraph 03/06/1981 7 Housing, Kilmacolm 'Altondyke' which features Charles Rennie Mackintosh's architecture put up for sale Greenock Telegraph 30/03/1982 8 Housing, Kilmacolm Parish Council asked to use land to the west of Birkmyre Park Greenock Telegraph 10/01/1922 2 Housing, Kilmacolm John McDonald admonished for cutting down 10 trees without the Council's Greenock Telegraph 26/02/1983 7 permission Housing, Kilmacolm Renfrewshire's first complex of sheltered housing nearing completion Greenock Telegraph 18/01/1974 5 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Kilmacolm Village in danger of losing its character with continual building - objections to proposed Greenock Telegraph 01/12/1979 6 house building in Whitelea Road Housing, Kilmacolm 72 new houses to be built on the Hydro site Greenock Telegraph 09/03/1983 9 Housing, Kilmacolm Tenants angry at the way the modernisation of their houses is being carried out. Greenock Telegraph 08/10/1980 8 Housing, Kilmacolm Report of inadequate housing Greenock Telegraph 17/06/1914 2 Housing, Kilmacolm Community Council and Civic Trust join forces to prevent demolition of Auchenbothie Greenock Telegraph 13/04/1983 10 House, 13th May P11 Housing, Port Glasgow Broadfield Cottage to receive minimal repairs to preserve it Greenock Telegraph 09/10/1980 12 Housing, Port Glasgow Two drawings of area of the improvement scheme Greenock Telegraph 07/03/1908 3 Housing, Port Glasgow Tenement row in Huntly Street to be demolished Greenock Telegraph 13/04/1960 3 Housing, Port Glasgow Town still needs 1,200 new houses to fulfil requirements - survey Greenock Telegraph 11/06/1951 5 Housing, Port Glasgow First section in Bay area scheme completed Greenock Telegraph 27/05/1910 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Sheltered housing project - decision held up in case ground owner intends to Greenock Telegraph 10/12/1979 8 redevelop it himself Housing, Port Glasgow Tenants of houses due for modernisation in Woodhall reject Council's compensation Greenock Telegraph 10/08/1977 1 Housing, Port Glasgow 1,000th Council house built since 1945 ready for occupants Greenock Telegraph 10/05/1954 5 Housing, Port Glasgow Suggestion that Port Glasgow should be treated as one area instead of east and west Greenock Telegraph 10/03/1980 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Council urged to 'get on' with sheltered housing project at Bay St Greenock Telegraph 15/01/1981 12 Housing, Port Glasgow Photographs of some old houses which will be demolished under development plan Greenock Telegraph 10/02/1962 4 Housing, Port Glasgow Conversion of old property into modern flatlets by Lithgow's Housing Co. Sir William Greenock Telegraph 16/03/1960 7 Lithgow opens house in Caledonia St. Photographs of interior - 19 Mar p4 Housing, Port Glasgow New Survey of all buildings to be carved out by the Council Greenock Telegraph 09/10/1968 9 Housing, Port Glasgow Complaints after repair work to SSHA properties Greenock Telegraph 06/12/1982 6 Housing, Port Glasgow Cash from proposed sale of empty houses in tenements at Whitecroft should be used Greenock Telegraph 08/11/1979 4 to upgrade others Housing, Port Glasgow Details of Town Council's scheme of improvement Greenock Telegraph 11/03/1902 3 Housing, Port Glasgow New housing suburb to be built on the Woodhall estate Greenock Telegraph 08/03/1935 6 Housing, Port Glasgow Modernisation of tenements in Mary Street owned by Byrne Renovations Greenock Telegraph 07/12/1978 10 Housing, Port Glasgow Photograph showing building of houses designed on a new principle of erecting metal Greenock Telegraph 07/11/1947 3 framework over which panels are panels Housing, Port Glasgow Work on council housing delayed due to lack of labour Greenock Telegraph 07/05/1947 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Long term development will completely alter the town Greenock Telegraph 07/03/1952 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Council to modernise property owned by Lithgow's. Sketches of proposed Greenock Telegraph 27/11/1958 12 modernisation - 29 Nov p4 Housing, Port Glasgow Report on improvements being carved out in the Bay area Greenock Telegraph 23/05/1923 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Port Glasgow 8 years residence now required before applicant can get a council house Greenock Telegraph 25/11/1953 5 Housing, Port Glasgow New housing scheme to be built at Whitecroft Greenock Telegraph 25/01/1956 5 Housing, Port Glasgow Photograph of Richard Brown's house (the post) in Bay St. Burns is supposed to have Greenock Telegraph 25/01/1927 4 stayed there Housing, Port Glasgow Decision to be taken by the Council whether to sell the empty houses in the Greenock Telegraph 24/11/1979 7 tenements at Whitecroft Housing, Port Glasgow Claims that a council house, 96 Oronsay Avenue, is haunted by a poltergeist Greenock Telegraph 24/06/1981 1 Housing, Port Glasgow Russell & Co buy land at the east end of the town where they will build workmen's Greenock Telegraph 24/01/1917 2 accommodation Housing, Port Glasgow Development of sheltered housing postponed because of cut-backs Greenock Telegraph 16/10/1981 12 Housing, Port Glasgow Plans to revitalise the Woodhall area unveiled to tenants Greenock Telegraph 23/06/1982 8 Housing, Port Glasgow Opening of workmen's homes - description Greenock Telegraph 14/03/1903 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Gift of £10,000 from WT Lithgow to help with extensive rebuilding at the east end of Greenock Telegraph 26/02/1902 2 the town Housing, Port Glasgow Squatters will not get Carnegie property. Council trying to get ownership under Greenock Telegraph 08/10/1958 7 compulsory purchase order Housing, Port Glasgow Upper P.G. East Community Council claim tenants could modernise their homes more Greenock Telegraph 21/11/1979 9 cheaply with grants than the contractors appointed by the Council Housing, Port Glasgow Sale of workmen's model houses at Newark Place - details Greenock Advertiser 21/07/1870 3 Housing, Port Glasgow Important financial concessions made by local government board Greenock Telegraph 21/05/1919 6 Housing, Port Glasgow Opening of modernised houses by Council and Lithgow's Housing Greenock Telegraph 20/01/1961 8 Housing, Port Glasgow Glenhuntly Cottage - future use in dispute between two District Committees Greenock Telegraph 19/01/1981 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Finlaystone for sale - brief history Greenock Telegraph 18/01/1928 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Tenants' Association in the town put on an exhibition 'Get together' in St Andrew's Greenock Telegraph 17/12/1982 13 Church hall Housing, Port Glasgow Article on the Bay Area scheme of 1912 Greenock Telegraph 16/03/1962 13 Housing, Port Glasgow Public inquiry to be held into proposed improvement scheme. Opening of inquiry - 1st Greenock Telegraph 27/03/1903 2 April p2 & 4; 2nd p3; 3rd p2; 4th p2 & 4; 6th p3. Decision - 10 June p2; 11 June p2 Housing, Port Glasgow Councillors want meeting with Barratt to discuss fears that their development may turn Greenock Telegraph 17/12/1983 7 into a council jungle Housing, Port Glasgow Architect asked to design houses to suit local requirements Greenock Telegraph 02/06/1952 5 Housing, Port Glasgow Proposal that parish offices should be converted into admiralty hostel - protest by Greenock Telegraph 04/06/1918 2 Council Housing, Port Glasgow Opening of new housing scheme and street Greenock Telegraph 04/04/1935 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Chalmers land in the Glen area. House called after Chalmers family Greenock Telegraph 04/02/1977 12 Housing, Port Glasgow Tenants from Broadfield heckle councillors demanding action should be taken on their Greenock Telegraph 02/10/1979 7 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page houses Housing, Port Glasgow Survey of housing to be made to estimate burgh's housing requirements Greenock Telegraph 02/09/1950 5 Housing, Port Glasgow George Younger vetoes Council's plan to sell empty flats in a tenement at Whitecroft Greenock Telegraph 04/06/1980 11 Housing, Port Glasgow Housing programme set up to ease housing problems Greenock Telegraph 02/06/1956 5 Housing, Port Glasgow SSHA want to demolish the Bay Area Greenock Telegraph 02/02/1965 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Council reject plans by SSHA to develop Balfour and Shore Streets Greenock Telegraph 01/11/1960 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Finlaystone Estate bought for GJ Kidston by Mr Graham, Cardross for £45,000 Greenock Telegraph 09/04/1912 2 Housing, Port Glasgow 487 new houses to be built including a major conversion scheme Greenock Telegraph 01/02/1962 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Housing requirements for next five years will be an additional 238 houses Greenock Telegraph 01/01/1934 4 Housing, Port Glasgow Opening of town's first block of high rise flats Greenock Telegraph 30/03/1970 7 Housing, Port Glasgow 400 houses in Bay area to be taken over by Council Greenock Telegraph 29/12/1959 5 Housing, Port Glasgow Council win the right to implement their closing order on tenements in Bouverie Street Greenock Telegraph 28/11/1970 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Photograph showing buildings which were demolished in the Bay area and another Greenock Telegraph 06/10/1911 2 photograph showing kind of tenement to be built Housing, Port Glasgow Bay area clearance suspend due to lack of one and two apartment houses Greenock Telegraph 04/11/1966 9 Housing, Port Glasgow Suggestion that there should be a public house trust Greenock Telegraph 01/06/1909 2 Housing, Port Glasgow Kelburn and Woodhall the forgotten areas for house repairs and street cleaning Greenock Telegraph 05/11/1979 7 Housing, Port Glasgow Proposed housing scheme goes ahead despite councillor's fears Greenock Telegraph 05/12/1975 15 Housing, Port Glasgow Houses in Bay area are among the worst properties in the town Greenock Telegraph 06/11/1969 17 Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing complex at West Stewart Street completed Greenock Telegraph 05/08/1982 10 Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing complex at West Stewart Street opened Greenock Telegraph 09/11/1982 6 Housing, Sheltered Work on 63 houses on the site of the old Royal Hospital to begin in the spring Greenock Telegraph 08/06/1983 10 Housing, Sheltered Progress on the Sheltered Housing Scheme on the Esplanade Greenock Telegraph 25/11/1977 14 Housing, Sheltered Article on Lorne Court the Tay Valley Housing Development sheltered housing Greenock Telegraph 04/03/1980 6 complex in West Blackhall Street Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing complex at Lorne Court opened by Malcolm Rifkind Greenock Telegraph 07/06/1980 7 Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing complex at Carwood Court. Bridgend will provide 65 sheltered Greenock Telegraph 07/09/1981 6 houses Housing, Sheltered Work on the sheltered housing in West Stewart Street progresses Greenock Telegraph 17/04/1981 12 Housing, Sheltered Provost opens the new sheltered housing complex built by the Cloch Housing Greenock Telegraph 08/12/1983 13 Association in Carwood Street Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing for the disabled and elderly almost completed at Seafield House Greenock Telegraph 01/11/1978 8 site Housing, Sheltered District Council considering more sheltered house in Inverclyde Greenock Telegraph 22/10/1982 12 Housing, Sheltered Foundation stone laid for the sheltered housing project by the Cloch Housing Greenock Telegraph 31/03/1982 8 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Association at Carwood Street Housing, Sheltered Sheltered housing proposed at 207-09 Old Inverkip Road Greenock Telegraph 17/12/1981 12 Housing, Sheltered Dry rot found in sheltered houses at Lorne Court, West Blackhall Street - work to Greenock Telegraph 25/04/1983 7 begin at once Housing, Sheltered Proposal to use old Royal Infirmary as a development for sheltered housing Greenock Telegraph 13/01/1979 6 Housing, Sheltered 31 sheltered housing and 34 'amenity' houses for elderly people will be built on the Greenock Telegraph 12/01/1983 7 former Infirmary site Housing, Slum Condemned houses re-occupied by squatters Greenock Telegraph 05/06/1941 2 Housing, Slum Public meeting condemns housing conditions Greenock Telegraph 30/08/1943 2 Housing, Slum Slum clearance in the central area. £20,000 given by Matthew Rankin Greenock Telegraph 10/09/1932 2 Housing, Slum Details of plans to rebuild the central area Greenock Telegraph 17/01/1952 5 Housing, Slum Greenock's slum areas to be cleared in next 12 years Greenock Telegraph 31/03/1959 7 Housing, Slum Clearing of Greenock slums - important town planning scheme Greenock Telegraph 04/12/1913 2 Housing, Slum Clearing of blitzed areas started Greenock Telegraph 12/07/1946 2 Housing, Slum Greenock housing condemned by a deputation from the Housing Council - 19th Feb Greenock Telegraph 18/02/1913 3 p3 Housing, Slum Conference on the deplorable housing conditions Greenock Telegraph 03/09/1921 4 Housing, Slum Problems of slum dwellers and extortionate rents - Council unable to interfere Greenock Telegraph 07/10/1922 4 Housing, Slum Opening of inquiry into housing conditions in Greenock, 26th May p4; 27th May, 28th Greenock Telegraph 30/04/1914 4 May Housing, Slum Detailed account of a visit to Greenock's slums Greenock Telegraph 07/09/1893 3 Housing, Wemyss Bay Plans to build further housing on John Lawrence site Greenock Telegraph 07/08/1979 5 Housing, Wemyss Bay Mr Alexander and Robert Wallace meet to discuss plans for the marine villas and Renfrewshire Advertiser 20/09/1845 2 landing stage to be built at Wemyss Bay Housing, Wemyss Bay Offers of building lots for sale - details Greenock Advertiser 14/10/1845 3 Housing, Wemyss Bay Improvement of public amenities needed before any more house building is Greenock Telegraph 10/11/1976 9 undertaken Housing, Wemyss Bay Building Co., John Lawrence Co Ltd, accused of hoarding land - Councillor Joe Greenock Telegraph 16/08/1979 8 Hendry Housing, Wemyss Bay Plan by John Lawrence to build 20 houses stopped Greenock Telegraph 06/03/1980 10 Housing, Wemyss Bay Concern raised over talks between Planning Committee and Lawrence over proposal Greenock Telegraph 16/10/1980 11 to build more private houses at Wemyss Bay Housing, Wemyss Bay District Cllr claims that he was 'gagged' over proposed housing plans Greenock Telegraph 26/11/1982 13 Housing, Wemyss Bay Kelly House gutted by fire Greenock Telegraph 05/12/1913 2 Housing, Workmen's Houses Report on housing of the working classes Greenock Telegraph 21/06/1910 4 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Housing, Workmen's Houses East end workmen's homes - plans fail at Dean of Guild - 1st Feb p3 Greenock Telegraph 26/01/1906 2 Housing, Workmen's Houses Workmen's houses to be built at Bogston Greenock Telegraph 23/12/1905 2 Housing, Workmen's Houses Photographs of workmen's houses in Duncan Street Greenock Telegraph 17/03/1916 4 Housing, Workmen's Houses Provident Investment Co submit plans for feuing a portion of ground at the east end of Greenock Advertiser 11/01/1866 2 the town for workmen's houses Housing, Workmen's Houses Drawing of the scheme of workmen's houses in the east end of the town Greenock Telegraph 26/10/1907 3 Housing, Workmen's Houses Building of houses by Workmen's provident Investment Building Society Greenock Advertiser 01/01/1867 2 Housing, Workmen's Houses Plans for east end scheme of workmen's houses passed. Corporation may appeal Greenock Telegraph 19/03/1906 3 against Guild's decision - 27th Mar p4. Amended plans approved - 30th Mar p2, drawing - 30th Mar p4 Houston's Mill, Greenock Houston's Mill, fronting Baker St owned by Robert Reyburn for sale - details of Greenock Advertiser 16/05/1856 3 property Hovercraft, Gourock Council considering a hovercraft service Greenock Telegraph 05/12/1964 7 Hovercraft, Gourock Hovercraft service to operate between Gourock, Dunoon, Largs and Millport. Greenock Telegraph 05/06/1970 1 Hovercraft, Gourock Businessmen can use the new hover taxi to take them to and from Glasgow Gourock Times 07/06/1974 2 Hugh McLean & Sons, Gourock Town Council to bid for the yard of Hugh McLean and Sons Gourock Times 11/02/1966 3 Gourock Hugh McLean & Sons, Firm of Hugh McLean & Sons Ltd ceases business in Gourock Gourock Times 06/08/1965 3 Gourock Hugh McLean & Sons, Hugh McLean & Sons yard at Gourock to be sold Greenock Telegraph 12/10/1965 7 Gourock Hugh McLean & Sons, Hugh McLean & Sons, Gourock closes due to lack of orders Greenock Telegraph 03/08/1965 1 Gourock Hugh McLean & Sons, Article on Hugh McLean & Sons - photographs Greenock Telegraph 24/03/1965 4 Gourock Hume, Joseph, MP Meeting addressed by Joseph Hume MP. Full report and speeches Greenock Advertiser 21/09/1830 3 Hume, Joseph, MP Meeting addressed by Joseph Hume MP. Full report and speeches Greenock Advertiser 24/09/1830 1 Hunt, Naomi Article on local sculptress Greenock Telegraph 09/11/1981 8 Hurnbrook, T.L. Reproduction of his painting 'Shipping Scene off Greenock'. Greenock Telegraph 03/06/1975 9 Hurricane, Gourock Rainstorm causes damage to town. Gourock Times 08/10/1927 3 Hurricane, Gourock Severe storm causes damage in the town. Gourock Times 16/10/1926 3 Hurricane, Gourock Report on the damage caused by the hurricane force wind. Gourock Times 19/01/1968 1 Hurricane, Gourock Winds of 80mph cause structural damage in Gourock. Gourock Times 30/10/1936 2 Hutcheson's Greenock Details of Hutcheson's Directory Greenock Advertiser 12/08/1845 2 Directory Hutcheson's Greenock Hutcheson's Greenock Directory 1841: 42 first directory to be published for some time: Greenock Advertiser 03/08/1841 2 Subject Entry Newspaper Date Page Directory all householders paying rent of ·4 or more listed