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1. Stories from our past

Stories from our past

The Society has a raft of material going back many years and it is our aim to publish as much as possible on this web site.  If you have documents, photos, etc that you would like to be included in our web pages, please send them to, or contact the Society Secretary, using the contact link included in the web.  For ease the page has been split into two sections and you just need to scroll down to the section you are looking for.  Some docs will require you to reposition them or increase the font - just right click or use the tools at the top of the PDF document.

The sections are headed - 1. Society information     2. Newsletters and Bussin' programmes

Section 1 - Society information

First Colonial Society Standard Bearer First Society Flag 
The flag arrived from Canada 1911 The full story of the ''beginning'' 1910 to 1911 
The inaugriation speech 1911 by Craig-Brown  The hamecoming 1912 & Glasgow Souters
The first medallion from Edinburgh Souters 1912  The History of the Society
Reflections of a Souter to an Exile 1912 The race prize donated in 1914
1924 report by secretary 1935 Bussin report  and report part 2
Society Chairmen Toll banking 
1920 Bussin report page 1 1920 Bussin report page 2
1921 Bussin report  
1926 Bussin report 1928 Bussin report (broadcast live by BBC)
Wartime  The first 50 years 
Flodden 500 remembrance Colonial SBs and LBs with original 1911 flag - year not known
Christmas greetings - 2001 The original members of the Society 1911
1960 bussin' The first 100 years
Colonials win bowling league 2015 Colonial Society and the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
Preserving Our Bussin' Ribbons 2015 Society History Medal
New Casting Flag 2016 Preserving the CSB sashes
Preserving the Original 1911 Flag Good Cause awards from Society 2018 
The launch of the new CD 2016 The launch of the book ''Tales of the Exiles'' in 2018
Good Cause awards from Society 2019  Winning the summer bowls league 2019
Winners of the winter bowling pub league 2019  

 

Section 2 - newsletters and bussin' programmes 

1992 Newsletter  1993 Newsletter part 1 and part 2 
1994 Newsletter  1995 Newsletter 
1996 Newsletter  1997 Newsletter 
1998 Newsletter  1999 Newsletter 
2004 Newsletter part 1 and part 2  
2006 Newsletter part 1 and part 2 2007 Newsletter part 1andpart 2 
2008 Newsletter 2012 Newsletter 
2013 Newsletter  2014 Newsletter 
2015 Newsletter 2016 Newsletter
2017 Newsletter 2018 Newsletter
2019 Newsletter  2020 Newsletter
   
   
2013 Bussin' programme 2014 Bussin' programme
2015 Bussin Programme part 1 and part 2 2016 Bussin' Programme
2017 Bussin' Programme 2018 Bussin' Programme
2019 Bussin' Programme  

 

  

2. Common Ridings from 1911 onwards

Common Ridings Past

The Society has taken part in every Selkirk Common Riding since 1911 and we are keen to publish as much material as possible covering over 100 years of history.  In this section of our web site we are publishing Common Riding pictures from 1911 onwards, except for the current year.

If you have photographs involving the Colonial Society, particularily for the missing years, please get in touch with the Secretary via the ‘’contact’’ page of this web site.  We would be delighted to publish them. 

Reproduction of some of the images has been problematic because many images were ''glued'' into the old minute books.  Using the PDF facilities however you should be able to move the position of the image and/or increase the font size.

1911 John Johnstone  and no 2  (Note - T B Williamson was appointed CSB but he was detained by business in New York)

1912 James Hyslop

1913 Robert Anderson

1914 Tom Currie  and no 2

War Years

1919 John Rae

1920 James Nichol - no images found but report of Bussin located in the archive section of the web  

1921 William Downie - no images found but report of Bussin located in the archive section of the web 

1922 William Palmer 

1923 James Johnstone

1924 John Yellowlees

1925 John Colledge

1926 George Muir - no Colonial images found but report of Bussin located in archive section of the web.     One picture of all SBs linked here.  

1927 George Robertson image 1................image 2

1928 James Hogg image 1--------------image 2.......................image 3 (Colonial visitors with Chairman Ballantyne)

1929 John Bateman

1930 R L Haig

1931 G W Robertson

1932 Tom Scott

1933 William Hogg and no 2

1934 George Rutherford

1935 Robert Beattie 

1936 William Lamb

1937 James Lothian

1938 Jock Beattie

1939 J Wilkinson

War Years

1946 T Inglis Baptie

1947 V Sinclair

1948 Robert McIntyre

1949 W Taylor

1950 Jack Harper

1951 William Douglas

1952 R Waugh

1953 Neil Balmer 

1954 Jack Crooks

1955 D McIntyre

1956 John Currie

1957 David Murray

1958 Walter Waldie  &  Plus number 2

1959 Douglas Ramsay

1960 James Finlay

1961 Robert Currie

1962 Andrew Sinton

1963 Jack Thomson   number 2   number 3

1964 George Thomson and   George no 2    and no 3    and no 4

1965 William Hislop

1966 Lewis Brydon and number 2 and no 3

1967 George Anderson

1968 Lawrence Scott

1969 Raymond Smith plus images numbered one,,,,,,,,, two ,,,,,,,,,,,,,and three

1970 Gordon Stewart

1971 James Turnbull

1972 Ron Rutherford

1973 Gerald Beggs    no 2   no 3                     

1974 Peter Robertson

1975 Walter Dalgleish   no 2                           

1976 Donald Waldie   number 2   number 3

1977 Rex Donaldson

1978 Roy Lawrie

1979 Stewart Horsburgh

1980 Andrew Emond                                       

1981 Lester Sinton                                             

1982 Drew Imrie  &   Plus number 2

1983 Jim Henderson                                       

1984 Douglas Robbie   number 2                      

1985 George Emond

1986 Tom Purves

1987 David Williamson and also number 2  plus number 3                                 

1988 Brian Nixon

1989 Jan Bjorklund                                            

1990 Murray Russell plus number 2 plus number 3 plus number 4 plus number 5

1991 Rodney Kemp Australia                         

1992 Trevor Walters  and a second photo and number 3

1993 Will Anderson   no 2   no 3  no4             

1994 Ernest Hume   more images

1995 Duncan Stewart no 1    no 2   no3         

1996 Bill Rathie  and a second image  and  no3

1997 Marcus Waldie   number 2 and number 3

1998 Billy Coracy   number 2   and also number 3                      

1999 Craig Douglas                                            

2000 Gregor Stewart

2001 Mark Screen   and a second   and no 3

2002 Keith Williamson

2003 Lindsay Cockburn 

2004 Alan Emond NZ plus another as number 2

2005 Robert Lamza

2006 Gerald Beggs  

2007 Jim Bunyan    

2008 Alistair Scott    

2009 Alister Heatlie  

2010 John Graham

2011 Bobby Murray

2012 George Thomson

2013 Robert M Anderson

2014 Kenny Thomson

2015 Chris Yardley

2016 Ernie Lamza

2017 Martin Murray (1) and then (2)

2018 Alisdair Piercy Batch 1 and then Batch 2

Archives

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