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Scottishthethethethe www.scottishbanner.com Banner 37 Years StrongScottishScottishScottish - 1976-2013 Banner A’BannerBanner Bhratach Albannach 44 Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 Years Strong - 1976-2020 www.scottishbanner.com A’ Bhratach Albannach Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 VolumeVolumeVolume 4436 36 Number Number 111 11 TheThe The world’sworld’s world’s largestlargest largest international international Scottish ScottishScottish newspaper newspapernewspaper May May July 2013 2013 2020 A love letter from the US Barcodes Highland Games » Pg 12 7 25286 844598 0 1 7 25286 844598 0 9 7 25286 844598 0 3 Culzean7 25286 844598 1 1 Castle Scotland’s White House7 25286 844598 1 2 » Pg 17 Looking after Australia $4.50; N.Z. $4.95 Donald MacLaren of MacLaren ..................................... » Pg 8 Scotland under Behind the scenes in the garden at Holyrood Palace ...... » Pg 11 Discovering Edinburgh’s lockdown Fringes .............................................. » Pg 22 » Pg 24 THE SCOTTISH BANNER Volume 44 - Number 1 Scottishthe Banner The Banner Says… Volume 36 Number 11 The world’s largest international Scottish newspaper May 2013 Publisher Offices of publication Valerie Cairney Australasian Office: PO Box 6202 Editor Marrickville South, For the love of the Games Sean Cairney NSW, 2204 Scotland must be quite As Scottish summer is now coming Tel:(02) 9559-6348 EDITORIAL STAFF unique in the amount of cultural into full swing the cobblestones Jim Stoddart [email protected] celebrations taking place across and closes of the Royal Mile should The National Piping Centre the world, celebrating the land of be filled with tourists and locals North American Office: David McVey peoples heritage and forebearers. enjoying the long Scottish days and [email protected] Lady Fiona MacGregor These events are a great platform preparing for the world to descend Eric Bryan David C. 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