18:5618:56, 25 March 2024diffhist+136
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Ondes Martenot
Added 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
14:4614:46, 13 March 2024diffhist+161
Barry Adamson
Added 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.
22:4422:44, 26 February 2024diffhist+668
John Crabbe Cunningham
Added a reference for Alec Trendall's 2011 book about the series of mapping surveys in South Georgia in the 1950s led by Duncan Carse. Also added a note about the several mountains in South Georgia now named after the survey members, including John Cunningham.
17:3017:30, 4 September 2023diffhist+413
Bellahouston Academy
Added Tom Taylor to list of alumni, including a reference. Added a credit to 'The Kelpies' to Andy Scott alumni, and also added a reference to his attendance at the school.
14:1714:17, 13 August 2023diffhist+80
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David Cheap
Added birth and death dates, and locations, taken from David Grann's book (2023). Also added reference to that book.
13:4613:46, 13 August 2023diffhist+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
22:5622:56, 10 August 2023diffhist+1,883
HMS Wager (1739)
Added more details about the SES 2006 expedition, as reported in C H Layman's 2015 book, chapter 28 by Major Chris Holt.
21 June 2023
17:4717:47, 21 June 2023diffhist+8
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1874 Scottish Cup final
Added 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.
16:5416:54, 21 June 2023diffhist+231
1874 Scottish Cup final
Managed 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.
16:1716:17, 21 June 2023diffhist+11
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1874 Scottish Cup final
Corrected 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
17:5817:58, 10 April 2023diffhist−1
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Kinning Park
Corrected my mistake about the street where musician Alex Harvey grew up: was not Vermont St as I'd said but was actually Durham St.
29 March 2023
14:0414:04, 29 March 2023diffhist+76
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Kinning Park
Added 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.
13:0513:05, 29 March 2023diffhist−11
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Kinning Park
Replaced 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.
12:5212:52, 29 March 2023diffhist0
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Kinning Park
Added 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.
12:4612:46, 29 March 2023diffhist+5
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Kinning Park
Added 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.”
21:1521:15, 26 November 2021diffhist+297
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
In the "Further reading" section, made some updates and additions to my earlier paragraphs about the Transcript of the Fatal Accident Inquiry and the Ken Wilson (1972) article.
20:1720:17, 26 November 2021diffhist+438
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
In the "Davidson's Group" section, added a photo taken in late summer which includes the corrected and referenced bivouac location. Used a Creative Commons photo from Geograph and superimposed a white circle annotation.
20:3820:38, 25 November 2021diffhist+489
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
In 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
19:1519:15, 25 November 2021diffhist+1
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
Also 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.
19:0319:03, 25 November 2021diffhist+307
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
1 - 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
14:4014:40, 25 November 2021diffhist+3,157
Cairngorm Plateau disaster
Added 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
18:1918:19, 27 April 2021diffhist+95
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England–Scotland football rivalry
This is an updated version of the previous diagram, i.e. added the missing results in 1999 and 2014; improved colours of post 1990 results; improved the text on the year timeline; and added numbers to legend.
17:0117:01, 27 March 2019diffhist+33
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The Royal Game
I also changed, "..culminating in an incorrect statement, after which Dr B awakens from his frenzy." to "..culminating in an incorrect statement about a check by his bishop, and then him conceding the game, after which Dr B awakens from his frenzy."
16:5416:54, 27 March 2019diffhist+18
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The Royal Game
I changed, "...Dr B sensationally plays draw with the world champion" to, "..Dr B sensationally beats the world champion". This is because Dr B wins the first of the two head to head games with Czentovic. To quote the text itself, "Our anonymous and obscure friend had beaten the greatest chess player on earth in open battle!"Tag: Visual edit
22:2622:26, 2 May 2013diffhist+664
Bruce Report
Abercrombie 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