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STRATHY ROOTS » 100 Years of the Strathy » Memory Lane - Special Edition
Blizzard claims six in mountain trgedy
Published:  06 June, 2007

PROBABLY the most tragic news story covered in the 'Strathy’ occurred on November 21, 1971, when five children froze to death in the Cairngorms. The incident made national headlines, with the “Strathspey and Badenoch Herald” leading the way. The following extract was taken from the Friday, November 26, 1971 edition:

What was making the headlines in 1907
Published:  06 June, 2007

JANUARY - January 12: Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal.

Star does a runner
Published:  06 June, 2007

ONE of the strath's most famous natives was Hercules the bear, who was bought for £40 by wrestler Andy Robin and his wife, Maggie, as a cub in 1974 from the Highland Wildlife Park at Kincraig.

Cup final remembered for wrong reasons
Published:  06 June, 2007

THIS week's special 'Down Memory Lane' revisits some of the news stories that were making the headlines this week over the past 50 years:

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  • 100 Years
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