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25 March 2024

  • 18:56 18:56, 25 March 2024 diff hist +136 m Ondes MartenotAdded reference to 2011 CD of film music of Brian Easdale. This confirms the use of ondes Martenot in the 'Ballet of The Red Shoes' film music. Therefore, removed 'better source required' comment against this point (was dated September 2018). Tag: Reverted

13 March 2024

  • 15:03 15:03, 13 March 2024 diff hist +156 m Bellahouston AcademyAdded details and reference for Elaine Gray’s 100 m freestyle British record in 1976.
  • 14:46 14:46, 13 March 2024 diff hist +161 Barry AdamsonAdded reference to Adamson’s 2021 autobiography. Judged that this, along with the pre-existing extensive referencing, was enough to remove the ‘biography of living persons’ warning about lack of reliable citations.

26 February 2024

4 September 2023

13 August 2023

  • 14:18 14:18, 13 August 2023 diff hist +5 m David CheapClarified birth location "...near Auchtermuchty"
  • 14:17 14:17, 13 August 2023 diff hist +80 m David CheapAdded birth and death dates, and locations, taken from David Grann's book (2023). Also added reference to that book.
  • 13:46 13:46, 13 August 2023 diff hist +635 HMS Wager (1739)Added quote from John Byron about the location of the survivors' camp. Moved C H Layman book from "Further Reading" to "References". The "Patagonia Incognita" 2007 expedition weblink was inactive, so found a new live link (also in Spanish) and inserted that instead.

10 August 2023

21 June 2023

  • 17:47 17:47, 21 June 2023 diff hist +8 m 1874 Scottish Cup finalAdded page number to North British Daily Mail reference, because otherwise the article is difficult to find in the original issue due to the densely packed blocks of text.
  • 16:54 16:54, 21 June 2023 diff hist +231 1874 Scottish Cup finalManaged to add two references which show the full team line-ups, which validate Ebenezer Hendry appearing for Clydesdale. One reference includes a detailed match report from the North British Daily Mail newspaper.
  • 16:23 16:23, 21 June 2023 diff hist −1 m 1874 Scottish Cup finalOops, his first name was spelt Ebenezer - now corrected.
  • 16:17 16:17, 21 June 2023 diff hist +11 m 1874 Scottish Cup finalCorrected player name in Clydesdale line-up from "Henry" to "Ebeneezer Hendry", as shown in Glasgow Herald 21 March 1874 page 7 preview article on the morning of the game. Can't work out how to add this reference to the article. Anyone interested looking in who can do this then please go ahead.

10 April 2023

29 March 2023

  • 14:04 14:04, 29 March 2023 diff hist +76 m Kinning ParkAdded a link to the Scottish Roads Archive article about the M8 Renfrew Motorway which contains rare photos, film, and documents about the building of the M8 through Kinning Park during 1970-76.
  • 13:50 13:50, 29 March 2023 diff hist +524 Kinning ParkAdded a new paragraph under "Notable People" about rock musicians Alex Harvey and Les Harvey.
  • 13:05 13:05, 29 March 2023 diff hist −11 m Kinning ParkReplaced a dead internet link about Rangers FC's time in Kinning Park (1876-1887) with a reference to J Allan's Rangers history book published 1923.
  • 12:52 12:52, 29 March 2023 diff hist 0 m Kinning ParkAdded a small change for clarity, as follows: split the following long sentence into two sentences "A tenement on the north side of MacLellan Street with 49 closes (common stairway entrance) had a claim to being the longest unbroken such building in the city, and possibly the UK.[15][16]; everything on that north side was demolished to make way for the motorway, and though the street still exists within an industrial estate, it has been isolated from the rest of the area by the road.
  • 12:46 12:46, 29 March 2023 diff hist +5 m Kinning ParkAdded small update for clarity as follows: changed “..shows a field called the "Plantation" in the area, which later became known as Plantation; it is likely to be the origin of that local name.” to “..shows a field called the "Plantation" in the area which later became known as Plantation. This is likely to be the origin of the Plantation name.”
  • 12:07 12:07, 29 March 2023 diff hist +106 m A Greek SlaveAdded image of Hilda Moody as Antonia.

26 November 2021

25 November 2021

  • 20:38 20:38, 25 November 2021 diff hist +489 Cairngorm Plateau disasterIn the "Davidson's Group" section, added a photo taken in late summer which includes the bivouac location. Used a Creative Commons photo from Geograph and superimposed a white circle annotation. Tag: Reverted
  • 20:30 20:30, 25 November 2021 diff hist +234 N File:Bivouac site - Aug 2013 - based on Geograph 3596458 - Mike Pennington.jpgPhoto taken 5th August 2013 © Mike Pennington and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Licence. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3596458. Annotation added to original photograph.
  • 19:15 19:15, 25 November 2021 diff hist +1 Cairngorm Plateau disasterAlso added the name of rescuer Brian Hall who heard Davidson’s words. 3 – In “Aftermath” section, added further citations to Jeff Connor’s 1999 book in relation to Davidson moving to Canada and Leslie becoming a canoeist.
  • 19:03 19:03, 25 November 2021 diff hist +307 Cairngorm Plateau disaster1 - Updated “Rescue” section to include: “Glenmore Lodge instructor John Cunningham along with Beattie and Paisley were the first to find the tragic scene”. Also added an appropriate reference to Jeff Connor’s 1999 biography of John Cunningham. 2 – In “Rescue” section, resolved problems with the sentence containing Davidson’s words when found “Burn – buried – lochan”, and the associated reference to Greg Strange’s 2010 book, which weren’t displaying properly. Also added the name of rescuer Brian
  • 14:40 14:40, 25 November 2021 diff hist +3,157 Cairngorm Plateau disasterAdded references and some comments to "Further reading" as follows: Scran website photographs; Bob Sharp & Judy Whiteside account in "Mountain Rescue" (2005); Iain D S Thomson account in "High Risk" (2014); Transcript of Fatal Accident Inquiry (1972); Adam Watson & John Duff article in "Climber & Rambler" magazine (1973); Ken Wilson article in "Mountain" magazine (1972).

27 April 2021

25 March 2021

27 March 2019

9 February 2014

4 May 2013

2 May 2013

  • 22:26 22:26, 2 May 2013 diff hist +664 Bruce ReportAbercrombie and Matthew wrote the Clyde Valley Regional Plan, not Robert Bruce. I have updated the introductory paragraphs to correct this error, and have also introduced the debate which took place between the Bruce Report and the Clyde Valley Plan

4 January 2012

25 December 2011

22 March 2011

21 May 2010

9 January 2010

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