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Dunoon Chronicles by Denis Matthews
I am indebted to many local residents for sharing historical information, but just before Christmas, Miss Jessie James of the Channon lent me a large folder crammed with information about her grandfather Jimmy Jimmy.
Update On Dunoon Chronicles
We are all in debt to Paula for producing our fine Gazette. I certainly appreciate the space she has given me in these pages. And it is paying off as far as I am concerned.
Blacksmiths of Dunoon
Blacksmith’s shop opposite the garage. The name over the door say’s ‘Thompson”. The photo is listed in the RRHS archives as 56 Dunoon.
Dunoon - Portion 81
When the parish of Dunoon was first divided into portions, a long straight roadway was drawn running east west to cross the main road.
Dunoon Public Hall
I recall those days (about 1990) when the Dunoon Club had no premises of its own and the hall was used as a venue for a number of memorable dinner dances.
History Of Currie's Selection
The Crown Lands Alienation Acts (1861) must have made a tremendous difference to the development of this State.
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Dunoon Post Office (building on right) 1926
I think I can understand how the Dunoon telephone exchange came to occupy an otherwise empty residential block
The History of Fraser Road, Dunoon
Map of the end of Fraser Road Dunoon
Modified by DB Matthews 24/8/04 from an old parish map. Property boundaries show magnetic North.
I like the system whereby properties along country roads are numbered. It seems so sensible.
Local History With Denis Matthews
The following is offered as a contribution towards a history of St Dympna’s Catholic Church in Dunoon. All of the information below has been published previously in the Dunoon Gazette but it has been reproduced at the request of Mrs Veronica Shelton.
Local History - Some Early Businessmen in Dunoon and Surrounding Districts
A. Friedman’s Post Office Store, James Street Dunoon. Circa 1900