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April/May, 2020

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Volume 9 Number 6

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DECLARATION OF ARBROATH anniversary

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FROM THE EDITOR

HAVE you ever bagged a Munro? No, it’s not some mythical creature that you put in a wee bag and take home. A Munro is a mountain in Scotland over 3,000 feet high - and there are 282 of them! People who like to hill walk or hike up to the top of them are said to have bagged a Munro. When you have bagged all 282 Munros, you can join the ranks of Munroists and the respect and kudos that goes with it. They take their name from Sir Hugh Munro, an original member of the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC). In 1891 he wrote an article for their journal with a definitive list of all the mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet. He created the list using maps and by taking barometer readings at the top to check the heights of mountains whose summits were of ‘sufficient separation’ from their neighbouring tops. The popularity of ‘Munrobagging’ is believed to have started with the publication of a book in 1974 by Hamish Brown entitled Hamish’s Mountain Walk, documenting his four-month journey around all the Munros. The first person to complete the Munros is said to be the Rev A E Robertson of Rannoch in 1901 but there is not proof that he did them all. The first confirmed completion was in 1923 by Ronald Burn.

WHAT a great luxury is selfisolation. You may not think that keeping yourself apart from other people so that you don’t get infected with this virus has many positives, but I am immediately reminded of my great-great grandmother in Scotland in the 1800s who had to share a two-room house with family members who had tuberculosis. They didn’t have the luxury of being able to separate from each other. They probably didn’t even know that the disease was contagious, but the coughing and spitting from infected family members spread to others in the household and the outcome was catastrophic. I don’t say this to frighten anyone - God knows we are all frightened enough by the 24/7 news cycle but rather to say that we have a better chance than our ancestors of coming through this, because hygiene practices and our current standard of living are far superior to the conditions in which they lived. On another note, so much work had gone into planning upcoming Scottish events and now they are cancelled or postponed in an effort to keep us safe. The world will eventually return to a place where we can once again enjoy each other’s company and celebrate. Until that time, stay safe. Carmel Gabh mo leisgeul

PUBLISHING AND CONTACTS

CONTENTS

SCOTS NEWS magazine is an independent publication for Scots in Queensland. The magazine is published bi-monthly and distributed on the first of the month. EDITOR AND PUBLISHER: Carmel McMurdo Audsley COPYRIGHT: All stories appearing in the magazine are written by the editor unless otherwise stated and are subject to copyright laws. Stories may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the editor. COMPETITIONS: See page 8 for competition prizes and entry details. CONTACT: We welcome emails and would love to hear your news and views. Advertising enquiries are also welcome. EMAIL: scotsnews@iinet.net.au DEADLINE FOR JUNE/JULY ISSUE: May 10. 2

Highland Gathering Postponed 3 Capercaillie Australian Tour Cancelled 3 Tartan Day Brisbane Cancelled 4 The Gathering Ipswich Postponed 4 Aberdeen, Brigadoon, Maclean Cancelled 5 ANZAC Day Driveway and Piper Tribute 6 Clan Edmonstone Commissioner 7 Prize Give-Away 8 Anniversary - Declaration of Arbroath 9 Anniversary Battle o’ the Braes 10 Scottish Quiz 11 Servicemen’s Band Needs Members 11 Directory of Goods and Services 12 Calendar of Events 13 Scottish Books 14 WINNERS in our FEBRUARY/MARCH GIVE-AWAY are:

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EVENTS TUMBLE LIKE DOMINOES The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley As the world is rocked by the COVID-19 virus, the Australian government has directed that mass gatherings of more than 500 people must be cancelled to help stop the spread of the disease. The Scottish Community in Queensland has lost many high-profile events, as organisers comply with the government directive. Scots News Magazine has endeavoured to keep readers up-to-date via our Facebook page, as one after the other the events started to disappear. Event organisers and stallholders will suffer financial losses, however they had no choice but to cancel or postpone events in the interests of public safety. Once the pandemic is over, however long that may take, I urge you to support your local Scottish events as they start to appear on the calendar once more.

Cancellation ‘unprecedented’

Toowong Gathering postponed until September

Scottish Band cancels Australian tour

SOUTH Queensland Regional Committee of Highland Dancing Inc (SQRCHDI) has cancelled the 2020 Champion of Champions Championships. “The executive felt they needed to take time to consider all options, in order to try to minimise the impact this would have on airfare and accommodation arrangements. The cancellation this close to the event (scheduled for April 11 and 12) is unprecedented in the history of Highland Dancing in Australia and indeed the world.” SQRCHDI is a non-profit organisation set up to foster and administer Highland Dancing in the greater south-Queensland area from Rockhampton to the Tweed.

BBC Scottish Highland Gathering, scheduled for Sunday March 29, has been postponed until Saturday September 19 at Miskin Oval, Toowong from 10am to 4.30pm. This event will include the Solo Piping And Drumming Competition, pipe bands, drum majors, Scottish food and stalls. “We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused and hope you understand our decision, however the health, safety and well-being of all is paramount.”

THE sounds of fiddle, whistle, flute, pipe, accordion and keyboards will be missing from Old Government House in Brisbane on April 28, Newstead House on April 29 and Bankfoot House in the Glasshouse Mountains on April 30 as Capercaillie cancel their Australian tour, which was to be part of the Year of Scotland Australia 2020. “Like all artists due to perform, we are hugely disappointed and send Scottish hugs to our audiences.”

AUSTRALIAN PIPE BAND CHAMPIONSHIPS (scheduled to be held on April 4 and 5) have been postponed until October 24 and 25 at Princes Park, Maryborough in Victoria. 2020 is Pipe Bands Australia’s Diamond Jubilee Year. “The health and safety of every member of the pipe band community, their family and friends, must come first.”

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EVENTS TARTAN DAY in BRISBANE CANCELLED INTERNATIONAL Tartan Day celebrations, scheduled to be held in King George Square, Brisbane on July 25 have been cancelled. President of Australian Scottish Community (Qld) Inc, Ian Campbell, said “we will come back bigger and brighter when (the virus situation) is all over.” The event has been re-booked at the same venue for Saturday July 24, 2021.

AT IPSWICH POSTPONED WHILE The Gathering event (scheduled for May 24 at Ipswich Turf Club) has been postponed, organisers are actively working with Ipswich City Council to determine whether the event could occur later in the year. Festival director, Nick Tomkins, said the committee had been left with no choice but to protect the community by postponing the large outdoor event. “The decision to postpone will mean we cannot make the significant economic impact on our local community that our event makes each year,” Mr Tomkins said. “However, we are taking significant measures to ensure that our event can return and grow in 2021, and continue to promote culture to our community. “Given the uncertain nature of the current circumstances, we will not be advising any postponement date at this point, with the next confirmed The Gathering to take place in mid-2021.”

READERS who were looking to buy books at The Highland Gathering Toowong, The Gathering Ipswich and Tartan Day Brisbane can buy directly from Carmel and books will be posted to you. Send orders to scotsnews@iinet.net.au

Clydie Spectacular still happening at this stage - organisers monitoring the situation.

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EVENTS

116th Maclean Highland Gathering cancelled

lost in the mist for another year

holding out hope AT the time of going to print, the Aberdeen Highland Games, to be held on July 4 in New South Wales, will go ahead. Games president, Charles Cooke, said “we have decided to wait till probably the end of May to cancel, if that be the case. We feel there are too many unknowns at this stage to make an informed decision”. As we all know, this is a moving target. See Scots News Magazine’s Facebook page for updates, or visit www.aberdeenhighlandgames.com.

BUNDANOON Highland Gathering, known as Brigadoon, which was scheduled to take place on April 4 in New South Wales, has been cancelled. Vice-president of the Bundanoon committee, Alaistair Saunders, has put out the call to all clans, bands, performers and potential visitors who would have attended Brigadoon. “An interesting idea from my wife, Joan, while watching the TV about the bushfire crisis,” Mr Saunders said. “As Brigadoon is now cancelled, why not go off and spend the weekend in one of the areas recovering from the bushfires, show the love and support for these wonderful areas (once the COVID-19 crisis is over).” Brigadoon will now take place on April 17, 2021.

A HIGHLIGHT on the Scottish calendar every Easter, the Maclean Highland Gathering, scheduled to take place on April 10 and 11 in northern New South Wales, has been cancelled. Organisers thanked all competing bands, dancers, soloists, stallholders, sponsors and volunteers who contribute to making the event such a success, and apologised for the inconvenience caused due to the recommendations to cancel nonessential organised public gatherings. This popular event will return in 2021.

Clan Ceilidh still happening at this stage - organisers monitoring the situation.

Toowoomba Caledonian Society & Pipe Band Inc. celebrating 150 years invites you to wear your tartan and celebrate with a

CLAN CEILIDH to be held at City Golf Club Saturday August 29, 202o 7pm to 10.30pm .Community Scottish Country Dancing (all called) .Pipe Band Highland Dancing Display .Licensed bar Available .Canapes Adults $25; Students 5-12 $10; under 5 free. All tickets pre-paid to Treasurer ronimctcs@gmail.com by August 14 Heritage Bank BSB 638070 Account No. 14273810

Enquiries to Marg on 0429 700 217 Scots News Magazine April/May 2020

EVENTS

ANZAC day parades cancelled across the country CREATIVE IDEAS TO COMMEMORATE

Eve of Arbroath in Townsville Stand alone together

“As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule” TOWNSVILLE Scottish Community intends to host a BBQ and Blether on April 5, the Eve of Arbroath, to pay tribute to the 700th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath. A translated replica of the declaration will be available to read and special guest, Donald MacDonald, will deliver an interesting perspective on the significance of the Declaration at the time it was written and its enduring impact on Scottish history. Mr MacDonald presents the 4TTT Scottish Radio program on Sunday afternoons. This is a free outdoor BYO event, with the wearing of casual tartan attire encouraged. Further details from Marie Gibson on 0413 456 542. All events are subject to the government regulations as they come to hand.

RSL QUEENSLAND, although devastated by the need to cancel traditional ANZAC Day commemorations this year, has been encouraged by the alternatives many people in the community have shared. “We’re pleased that ANZAC Day has such a special place in the hearts of Australians,” a spokesperson said. “There is one suggestion that we think could be a really special way of showing our ANZAC spirit in these uncertain times. “At 6am on ANZAC Day, let’s gather - separate but united - at the end of our driveways (or on our balconies) and observe a minute’s silence as the sun rises.” Other suggestions have included placing a red poppy on your letterbox, and playing The Last Post from your phone after the minute’s silence. As this is an evolving idea across the nation, with time zones being discussed, log on to RSL Queensland’s Facebook page for regular updates. We will remember them. Lest We Forget.

Due to mass cancellation of events, including ANZAC Day parades, Scots Who Have Served will not march.

PIPE BANDS AUSTRALIA is encouraging all pipers across the nation to continue the tradition of the ANZAC Day tribute of thanks and respect to those who have served in times of war and peace. At 11am on ANZAC Day, April 25, pipers are asked to kit up as usual and to play Amazing Grace in their home, in the front or back yard or another location that complies with all government health directives and advice. Photographs of your special ANZAC Day 2020 performance can be shared to the Pipe Bands Australia Facebook page, and a special online tribute will allow for the continuity of our pipe band family supporting the veteran and service community and RSLs across the country.

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NEWS scotland’s red squirrel population stable

SAVING Scotland’s Red Squirrels (SSRS) has been monitoring populations for almost a decade. The latest survey has found that the red squirrel population remained stable across Scotland last year. The organisation said the results were worth celebrating. It also saw a small drop in the number of sites with greys in southern Scotland, and a very positive trend in the north-east of the country. SSRS carries out its studies in areas across Scotland where red squirrels are most threatened by greys. It is due to the threat of squirrel pox, which is carried by grey squirrels and is deadly only to reds. In southern Scotland, the number of sites reporting reds remained between 51 and 52 per cent, but locations with greys fell from 60 to 51 per cent. The number of spots with only reds, rose from 29 to 34 per cent. The organisation praised the ongoing work of volunteers and land managers and stressed the need to hold on to red squirrels in the area, and fend off the widespread grey squirrel threat. Grey squirrels have continued their retreat in Aberdeenshire, and are now largely limited to Aberdeen city. Scots News Magazine April/May 2020

Commissioner for Clan Edmonstone appointed

CLAN COMMISSIONER: Mal Edmiston bestows Clan honours on Carmel (Edmonstone) Shorten at the Toowoomba Caledonian Society Pipe Band Burns Dinner.

AT the recent Toowoomba Caledonian Society Pipe Band Burns Dinner, one of the society’s Executive, Carmel Shorten (nee Edmonstone) was honoured with a special ceremony. Mrs Shorten was officially piped into the surprise presentation, complete with sword bearer and clan crest carrier, to be apppointed as Commissioner for Clan Edmonstone for South Queensland by the Clan Edmonstone High Commissioner for Australasia Mal Edmiston who travelled from Townsville to bestow the honour which had to be approved by Sir Archibald Edmonstone, Bart of Duntreath, Scotland. Mrs Shorten was also presented with a certificate of recognition from the Scottish Australian Her-

itage Council which checks the credentials of all those purporting to be Clan commissioners or representatives. The Burns Supper was attended by 90 guests who enjoyed a formal dinner and the Address to the Haggis by Scottish-born Doug Brown (a doctor from South Australia who retired to Toowoomba). To the amusement of guests, Dr Brown explained how they caught the Haggis in the Highlands when he was a child living in Scotland. The Immortal Memory was delivered by Past Chieftain, Past President of the Society and Society of St Andrew member, Mal Leslie. In September the Society will celebrate its 150th anniversary in the Toowoomba district.

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ANNIVERSARIES IN SCOTTISH HISTORY April April 1, - “Hunt the Gowk” - Scottish equivalent of April Fool’s Day (gowk is a cuckoo). April 1, 1295 - Robert Bruce, “The Great Competitor” and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died. April 4, 1406 - King Robert III died and James I ascended the throne (but was not crowned until 1424 as he was a prisoner of the English). April 4, 1508 - Production of the first printed book in Scotland with a definite date - a poem by John Lydgate The Complaint of the Black Knight. The press was set up in Edinburgh by Walter Chepman, an Edinburgh merchant, and his business partner Androw Myllar, a bookseller, near what is now Cowgate. April 11, 1882 - Battle of the Braes in which crofters in Skye fought 50 policemen during a dispute over land rights.

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April 16, 1746 - Charles Edward Stewart defeated at Battle of Culloden. April 17, 1341 - Edinburgh Castle captured from the English. April 17, 1766 - James Craig’s winning entry for development of Edinburgh New Town was approved. April 24, 1558 - Mary, Queen of Scots, married French Dauphin, Francis Valois (he was aged 14) at Notre Dame in Paris.

May May 1 , - Beltane’s Day - ancient fire festival celebrating start of summer.

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May 1, 1522 - England declared war on both Scotland and France. May 2, 1424 - King James I crowned at Scone. May 3, 1557 - John Knox began the Reformation in Scotland. May 7, 1544 - Earl of Hereford invaded Scotland on behalf of Henry VIII in an attempt to force the Scots to agree to the marriage of Mary to Henry’s son, Edward. This is known as the “Rough Wooing”. May 8, 1701 - Scottish-born pirate “Captain” William Kidd tried for piracy at London’s Old Bailey. He was hanged on 23 May. May 16, 1568 - Mary Queen of Scots sailed from Port Mary across the Solway Firth to exile in England.

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May 29, 1687 - Order of the Thistle founded by King James VII.

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ANNIVERSARY APRIL 6, 1320 ONE of Scotland’s most important historical artefacts was sealed on April 6, 1320. The Declaration is a letter written by the barons and freeholders of the Kingdom of Scotland to Pope John XXII, asking him to recognise Scotland’s independence and to acknowledge Robert the Bruce as the country’s lawful king. Despite the Scots’ success at Bannockburn in June 1314, Robert I had not been recognised as king by either King Edward II of England or the Pope. The Scots defied papal efforts to establish a truce with England. When the pope ex-communicated Robert I and three of his barons, the Declaration was sent as part of a diplomatic counter-offensive. But the leader of the Catholic church desired peace between England and Scotland so that both kingdoms could help in a crusade to the Holy Land. The Declaration sought to influence him by offering the possibility of support from the Scots for the crusade, if they no longer had to fear English invasion. Written in Latin, thought to have been drawn up by Bernard, Abbot of Arbroath, it was authenticated by the seals of eight earls and 40 barons. The Pope wrote to Edward II urging him to make peace, but it was to no avail. It was not until 1328 when Bruce launched an invasion of Northern England, and threatened to annex it to Scotland, that the then king Edward III was

700 years since sealing of the Declaration of Arbroath

"As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, that we are fighting, but for freedom - for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.”

forced to recognise Bruce’s kingship and Scotland’s independence. Only 19 of the seals now remain and many are in poor condition. The surviving Declaration is a medieval copy of the letter, the original having been dispatched to the Pope in Avignon. It is cared Scots News Magazine April/May 2020

for by National Records of Scotland and is so fragile that it can only be displayed occassionally in order to ensure its long-term preservation. The document is on display until April 26, for the first time in 15 years, at the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh. 9

ANNIVERSARIES

THE RE-TAKING OF EDINBURGH CASTLE

Fight for moral right at the Battle of the Braes

HIGHLANDERS survived for centuries by living on and off the land for which they paid rent to their landlords who were usually clan chiefs and therefore kinsmen. They were known as crofters and cottars essentially subsistence farmers who sometimes supplemented their meagre income by farming kelp from the sea. By 1850, the Highland population had increased by 50 per cent and while the crofters had more mouths to feed, the land owners wanted to exploit the land for profit - they could earn more money from sheep rearing than from subsistence farmers, which meant evicting their kinsmen from their crofts. In 1882, the crofters of Skye were denied access to Ben Lee to graze their stock. Although they had agreed to pay a generous rent at the expiry of the old lease, the tenancy was let to the sitting tenant. The crofters went ahead and grazed their stock regardless, some even refusing to pay rent to Lord MacDonald until their animal grazing rights were returned. MacDonald arranged for a sheriff’s officer to evict the crofters, but when he arrived with his summons notice, the angry crofters forced the officer to burn the document. They believed that it was their right to graze on the land that had been theirs for generations. Seeing the determination of the crofters to hold their ground, the Sheriff of Inverness requested assistance from the Glasgow constabulary to enforce the law. 10

On the morning of April 17, 1882, a force of 50 police officers, intent on arresting agitators and evicting the crofters, arrived at the Braes, a district near Portree on Skye. The crofters were initially surprised but soon about 100 men, women and children met the police armed with stones and sticks. A group of journalists accompanied the police to the Braes and reported that the women ‘fought like Amazons’alongside their men. While they put up a brave fight, and many a body was left bruised and battered, the police succeeded in taking their prisoners away to Portree. Five men were arrested and fined at Inverness court but it was clear that the Highlanders would not be evicted without military assistance. The journalists who had attended the confrontation wrote their stories to elicit sympathy for the Highlanders. Seeing the outpouring of public sentiment, the parliament was unwilling to use the army to force the crofters off the land. A Royal Commission was set up by the Gladstone government in 1883 and exposed ‘a state of misery, of wrongdoing, and of patient long suffering without parallel in the history of the country’. A series of measures was passed under the Crofters’ Holdings Act in 1886, granting the crofters more security in their tenure and fair rents. It had taken anger and rebellion, but at last the Highlanders had a right to a life in their own country.

A little bit of kick-back goes a long way

AS the story goes, a Scottish force of just 30 men planned to overwhelm the English garrison of 100 at Edinburgh Castle, with a little trickery and a lot of good luck. The Bruce-supporting Scots - the Lord of Liddesdale, William Douglas, and Walter Curry - came up with a plan to recapture the castle, which had been in English hands for seven years. On April 15, 1341, Curry approached the castle disguised as an English merchant offering to sell beer, wine and grain to the garrison. The captain of the guard, a greedy fellow, agreed to let the merchant into the castle the following day if he brought more goods and provided the captain with two casks of wine and beer, as well as spiced biscuits for his own use. On April 16, Douglas and his men hid near the castle entrance while Curry drove his cart towards the gates. As the cart passed the gate, a stick was used to prop open the portcullis, and horns were blown to start the attack. The merchant’s barrels were rolled on top of the approaching English forces during the fight. The English were caught completely by surprise, defeated, and the castle fell to the pro-Bruce Scots. The re-capturing of Edinburgh Castle was a major boost for the forces of Robert Bruce’s son, David II, who later made the castle his seat of government. Scots News Magazine April/May 2020

QUIZ KAY McMEEKIN from the CUMNOCK HISTORY GROUP in Ayrshire has sent us their annual quiz to test Scots News Magazine readers on their Scottish history. See if you can guess the names of these Scottish Islands and Expressions.

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SCOTTISH ISLANDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Small island in the Firth of Clyde, nicknamed “Paddy’s Milestane” (A .... C....) So-called “Scotland in miniature”, off the coast of Ayrshire (A....) Associated with Flora MacDonald (S...) Inner Hebridean island, famous for its pretty coastaltown of Tobermory (M...) Hebridean island with a famous “Boat Song” (M.......) One of Orkney islands (S.... R........) One of Shetland islands (Y...) Island visible from North Berwick, with bird colony The (B... R...) One of the four small isles (C....) Associated with St Columba (I...)

SCOTTISH EXPRESSIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

She was down on her hunkers What have you got up your jukes? Hing it on the winterdykes He’s away for a wee dauner Ah’ve taken a scunner tae inyins It’s a sair fecht His coat’s on a shoogly nail Ah cannae be fasht Dinnae clype on yer sister It’s lousin time

ANSWERS Islands 1. Ailsa Craig; 2. Arran; 3. Skye; 4. Mull; 5. Mingulay; 6. South Ronaldsay; 7. Yell; 8. The Bass Rock; 9. Canna; 10. Iona Expressions 1. She was squatting; 2. Inside your jumper; 3. Clothes drying rack, clothes horse; 4. Away for a wee walk; 5. Taken a strong dislike of onions; 6. It’s a hard life; 7. He may be about to lose his job/position; 8. I can’t be bothered; 9. Don’t tell on your sister; 10. It’s time to finish work/go home from work

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YOU don’t need to have a military background, or even know how to play the pipes and drums, to join the National Servicemen’s Memorial Band. The band that was formed in 1999 as a living memorial to over 300,000 men who were called up for national service between 1951 and 1972, will provide tuition and support to allow you to play at community functions. There is no requirement to play in competitions. Well-known figure in the pipe band fraternity in Queensland, Dales Whyte, started the band to honour the men who fought, and unfortunately sometimes died, in the service of Australia, especially in Vietnam. When he retired from the police force, Mr Whyte recognised a need for a ‘military-style’ band that could take part in Anzac Day parades and other remembrance events. He approached the Queensland branch of the National Servicemen’s Association and received support for the idea from the management committee. The band wears the Cameron of Erracht kilt, the uniform of the old 61st Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders who fought with distinction in World War Two. The band rehearses on Wednesday night from 6pm in the Monash Centre at Enoggera Barracks. A security pass is needed to gain access to the area, so if you are interested in watching a rehearsal, with a view to joining, contact Rolly McCartney on 0409 302 574.

The Pipes and Drums, National Servicemen’s Memorial Band (P&DSMB) is seeking Pipers and Drummers. Military background not required. Tuition and support provided. We are not a competition band but play at official, ceremonial and community functions.

Call Rolly McCartney on 0409 302 574. Like us on Facebook - PipesandDrumNationalServicemanMemorial Band@NashosPipesDrums

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS WHAT’S ON in APRIL and MAY

WHAT’S COMING UP

April 11 and 12 - South Queensland Regional Committee of Highland Dancing Inc Championships of Australia at Gold Coast Sports and Leisure Centre at Carrara. Visit www.sqrchdi.com CANCELLED

June 6 - Toowoomba Caledonian Society and Pipe Band Ceilidh in Drayton Hall. Phone Marg on 0429 700 217. STILL HAPPENING June 13 - Clansmen’s Ceilidh at Carlton Theatre in Townsville

April 25 - Scots Who Have Served will march in Townsville Anzac Day Parade CANCELLED Apr il 2 8 to 30 - Cap ercailli e performance in Brisbane at Old Government House (28th), Newstead House (29th) and Bankfoot House in the Glasshouse Mountains (30th) as part of the inaugural Scottish Towns and Grand Houses tour. CANCELLED

June 14 - Townsville Tartan Day ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE MADE June 13 and 14 - Clydesdale Spectacular at Boonah. June 27 - Tennents Tartan Day Tattoo at Fox and Hounds Country Inn at Wangawallan in Gold Coast Hinterland MAY BE CANCELLED July 11 - Scots Day At Suttons Beach Pavilion

May 23 - Qu eensl and Pipe Ban d Championshi ps at Ipswich POSTPONED

July 25 - Tartan Day celebrations in King George Square Brisbane CANCELLED

May 24 - The Gathering to be held at Ipswich Turf Club. POSTPONED July 25 - Mackay Scot tish Bluewater Fling

Small Pipe learning and playing held at Milton on the first Tuesday of each month from 7pm. Contact Malcolm on 3820 2902 or Ken on 3279 4093. Gaelic classes are held each month in Brisbane. Visit www.facebook.com/BrisbaneGaelic for details. CANCELLED

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August 22 - Best of British Concert Qld Pops Orchestra at QPAC August 29 - Tow oomb a Caledonian Soc iety and Pip e Band will host a Clan Ceilidh at Daryton Hall. Phone Marg on 0429 700 217. Sep temb er 1 9 - Brisbane Boys’ C ollege S olo Pipi ng and Dr ummi ng C ompetiti on

INTERSTATE IN 2020 Apr il 4 CANCELLED

July 25 - Gathering of the Highlanders in the North hosted by Atherton Tableland Caledonian Society at Mareeba International Club

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April 10 to 11 - Maclean Highland Gathering CANCELLED Apr il 3 0 to May 3 - Aust rali an Celtic Festival Glen Innes CANCELLED

October 10 - Sounds of Scotland Concert presented by Brisbane Boys’ College Pipe Band October 13 - Celtic Grandeur Concert presented by Qld Pops Orchestra at QPAC Brisbane October 17 - Clan Event at Bankfoot House Glass House Mntns November 1 - Celtic Festival of Queensland at Helidon

July 4 - Aberdeen Highland Games CANCELLED

VICTORIA Apr il 4 and 5 - Austral ian P ipe Band Championshi ps to be held at Princes Park Maryborough Victoria. POSTPONED to October 24 and 25.

November 28 - Toowoomba Caledonian Society and Pipe Band St Andrew’s Night at Drayton Hall. Phone Marg on 0429 700 217. November 30 - St Andrew ’s Day TBA - The Celtic Sea at Newstead House Brisbane

SCOTTISH TUNES AND CONVERSATION ON THE RADIO Join Ron Tannock every Thursday night from 7pm to 9.30pm and every second Saturday from 9am to noon for the Sounds of Ireland (and Scotland), on Burnett River Radio 91.5FM broadcasting to Gayndah and Central Burnett region. Colin Nightingale hosts Acoustic Harvest every second Thursday night at 8pm on bayFM100.3. Enjoy ‘A wee bit o’ Scotland on Thursday’ on 4EBFM98.1 from 2.15pm to 4.30pm. Scottish Program on Global Digital Radio (4EB) each Sunday from 2pm to 3pm. Triple T 103.9 Townsville Community Radio’s Scottish Program each Sunday from 3pm to 5pm with Don MacDonald. Scots News Magazine April/May 2020

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