Bygone News - All News
September 1954
He Burned his Boat for £100
The life of H.M.S. Antagonistic, the motor torpedo boat, ended in a mighty bonfire on Riverside Drive. John McQueen, Dundee fruiterer and scrap merchant, was putting an end to the boat he has owned off and on for the last two years. She has lain in Dundee docks gathering dust and barnacles since he bought her for £210. Read more......
August 1954
More Houses for Kirkton
The housing committee have decided to build 304 houses at the West March estate, an extension of Magdalene's Kirkton. Read more......
July 1954
The School is Thrilled About It!
Downfield Primary School has brought off a "double" in sports this year. Their football team won the junior sports cup and were runners up for the A.C. Little cup. Read more......
June 1954
Behind Closed Doors
Dundee United staged a private trial at Tannadice Park this afternoon. It will be held behind closed doors. Read more......
May 1954
Final of the Forfarshire Cup
Dundee United reached the final of the Forfarshire Cup the hard way. It took them 290 minutes to shake off lowly Montrose in the semi-final and they were lucky to do so. Read more......
April 1954
Second High School for the City
A second high school for the city is in the planning stage. Kirkton High School will serve the big new housing schemes on the northern perimeter. Read more......
March 1954
An Experiment on Infirmary Brae
Soon there may be no more skidding on Infirmary Brae. In two or three weeks time a new process of roughening the sett-paved street will be carried out there. Read more......
February 1954
Another 300 Houses Planned for the City
Plans for a new housing scheme were approved by the Corporation Housing Committee this week. Read more......
January 1954
Pat on the back for "Clippies"
"Dundee's clippies are doing a good job of work. They quite come up to our expectations", said Mr W.L. Russell, Transport Manager, this week. Read more......
December 1953
Night Raiders Steal 80 Christmas Trees
Christmas tree raiders made a night swoop this week on a half-acre plantation of Norwegian spruce in the grounds of the Camperdown factory of the U.K. Time, Dundee. Read more......