Bygone News - 50 to 75 years ago
December 1955
Strange Lights
On Thursday night strange lights, red, yellow and white, were seen in the sky by folk in St Mary's and Craigiebank, Dundee, and in Arboath. Read more......
November 1955
Raith Want United Player
Raith Rovers have approached United for the transfer of inside-right Jimmy Reid. Some week ago director Jimmy Gourlay came to Tannadice to watch Craig of Forfar Athletic. He finished up talking about Reid. Read more......
October 1955
Dundee Man Wins Premier Award
The premier award in the general section of the International Handicrafts Exhibition at Earls Court in London, has been won by a Dundee man. Read more......
September 1955
Villa Watch With Bill Brown
Aston Villa have joined Charlton in the quest for Bill Brown, Dundee's goalkeeper. They moved quietly, their representative arrived in Dundee last Saturday morning. Read more......
August 1955
Arrested a Snake
Two boys who saw a two foot long snake crawling on a ledge above a shop in Renfrew Street, near Charing Cross, Glasgow, dialled 999. Read more......
July 1955
A Fairytale Ship - Fit for a Queen
Like a giant swan, Britannia glided alongside King George V. Wharf on Tuesday, shuddered, and gave a faint ripple on the water astern, then nestled to her tethers. Read more......
June 1955
Clubs Chasing McKinven
Neil McKinven, the Dundee centre-half manager met the manager of a Scottish 'A' Division club in a hotel in Glasgow yesterday. Read more......
May 1955
Local Stations in Railways £1200 Million Plan
Improvements at Dundee Stations during the next two years are included in Scotland's share of the railways £1200 million modernisation plan. Read more......
April 1955
Busy Night for Dundee Firemen
Dundee firemen answered 17 calls on Wednesday. They included chimney fires, a small outbreak in Larchfield Works, Walton Street (James Prain & Sons Ltd.), an investigation in a house at 55 Victoria Road and a railway embankment fire in Balgay Place, Dundee. Read more......
March 1955
Danny is not for Transfer
Several English clubs, including Blackpool and Preston are showing interest in Danny Malloy. But the Dens Park fans need not lose any sleep says Manager Willie Thornton. Read more......