Bygone News - 75 to 100 years ago
April 1934
Tour to France and Belgium During Holiday Week
Dundee folk who desire to take part in the tour to France and Belgium, promoted by the women's section of the British Legion of Scotland, are in a fortunate position. The tour is to take place during the Dundee holiday week - from Saturday, 21st July to Friday, 27th July.
The visit to France and Belgium has again been organised in view of the number of enquiries from people who had been on previous tours. As on previous occasions, opportunity will be afforded to visit the graves of relatives. Read more......
March 1934
Broughty Castle Flag Lowered - War Office's Decision
The War Department's surprise decision that Broughty Castle is no longer to be a flag station of the Scottish Command is not to remain unchallenged. Miss Florence Horsburgh M.P for Dundee, is to ask the Financial Secretary to the War Office on Monday, whether he will not reconsider the decision, bearing in mind that the privilege of flying the Union Jack on the castle has been enjoyed for nearly 100 years. Read more......
February 1934
Tay Road Bridge at Dundee
Dundee Town Council are to urge upon the Government to proceed with the erection of a road bridge over the Tay at Dundee. This was the unanimous decision at a meeting of the Council on Tuesday. Read more......
January 1934
Dundee Cinema's Crowded Out
Dundee cinema's and theatre's did a "roaring trade" during the first few day of the New Year. Tuesday in particular was an exceptionally busy day, long queues waiting outside the bigger picture houses. It is estimated that about 50,000 Dundonian "did a show".
Managers and attendants were dept working at top pressure in an endeavour to make room for everyone. Read more......
December 1933
Dundee's Warm Welcome to King's Son by Our Special Commissioner
"I like your city, and I am going away with very pleasant thoughts of it," said Prince George at the close of his visit to Dundee on Thursday.
If the people of this city could have given a united expression to their feelings, I am sure their reply would have been as simple and sincere as - "And we like you" Nor would it have been said in the formal manner of just returning the compliment. The Prince came primarily to open Dundee's new civic centre, but he was not content with the merely ceremonial. He evinced a desire to meet the people of the city in the wider sphere of their activities, and he saw as much of those as it is possible for any man in the space of one day. Read more......
November 1933
Balgay Hill Observatory – Finishing Touches
The Mills Observatory on Balgay Hill is now practically completed and it is expected that the public will be admitted before the end of the year. The finishing touches are being carried out on the building itself and next week work will be commenced on the laying out of the ground in the immediate vicinity of the Observatory. Read more......
October 1933
City Square to Open to Public
After peeping through the chinks in the barricades for many moons the public have at last been admitted to Dundee's City Square. The middle area nest to the High Street and the carriageway in front of the west wing are cut off for public use, but elsewhere Dundee citizens could enjoy their first walk across the square. And many availed themselves of the opportunity when the barricades were removed on Tuesday. Read more......
September 1933
Sir Harry Lauders Dundee Visit
The visit of Sir Harry Lauder to the Victoria Theatre next week is the outstanding event of the variety season in Dundee.
His host of admirers in the city will be supplemented by many from the surrounding district, and booking is already proceeding very steadily. Read more......
August 1933
Heat Wave Returns
With characteristic suddenness the heat wave returned on Thursday. By late afternoon the temperature in Dundee had again shot above the 80 mark and almost without realising it, Dundee people were back within a few degrees of the record heat of last month. Read more......
July 1933
Prince George to Open City Square
Dundee's new City Square and municipal chambers are to be formally opened by Prince George on St Andrews Day, November 30. Lord Provost Buist intimated to a meeting of the Police Committee yesterday that he had that morning received a letter from HRH to that effect. Read more......