Oil painting of an unidentified Alfred Holt Blue Funnel vessel : artist and date unknown

Glasgow seaman to be deported from New Zealand after deserting PORT HOBART in Auckland

   A 27-year old seaman from Glasgow appeared in Court in Auckland, New Zealand, charged with deserting his ship, the PORT HOBART, about six weeks earlier.

   He was found guilty and the Court was told that Police had received an anonymous tip-off and found the man hiding in a hotel in the suburbs of Auckland.

   The man was sentenced to be deported from New Zealand on any ship or aircraft as directed by the Police.

1970 advert by A McNeil & Company, Greenock for a First Mate for their sand and gravel dredger

Advert in 1970 for First Mate on A McNeil's sand and gravel dredger operating on Firth of Clyde

FIRST  MATE

for local sand and gravel dredger operating daily on the Firth of Clyde.  Qualifications required : Master’s

Certificate Home Trade or Foreign Going essential.

Clyde Pilotage Certificate an advantage but not essential.

Apply by letter, stating qualifications and experience to

A.  McNeil  &  Co.,

24  Hamilton  Street,

Greenock

Harrison Line's ARBITRATOR closes at Birkenhead for receiving cargo for South and East Africa

Blasting at Harbour disturbs residents

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 8th May 1970

Ardrossan Harbour Company became the target of criticism from nearby residents this week owing to the nightly blasting being carried out at the new pier being built for the Arran ferry.

The work, which is being carried out on 24 hours a day, is a race against time by the harbour company to put the new service in operation as soon as possible.

However, nearby householders, who have been awakened night after night by the warning blasts of a siren, and then the blasting itself, show little sympathy for the company and for its problems.

"RIDICULOUS"

Mrs. Irene Kane, of 209 Glasgow Street, told our reporter : "I think this blasting at night is ridiculous. I have two scholboys who are being wakened night after night by the noise. I can understand them wanting the work finished, but I still don't think it is necessary for them to carry it out in the early hours of the morning.
"They could stop work at midnight and start again about six in the morning, and that way," she added, "we would be sure of getting a few hours sleep, but as it is we are wakened by the sirens and then terrified by the blast which is making this whole building shake.

Mrs. Martha Kerr, who lives some distance away from the harbour at 9 McKellar Avenue, said she understood the necessity of the work being completed, but what she objected to was the fact that no one had been notified prior to the work starting.
Seventy-three-year-old Mrs. Kerr told our reporter : I have a heart complaint and the first night I was wakened by the blasting I was badly frightened. I had absolutely no idea what was going on and it's not very nice to lie awake hour after hour waiting on the next blast going off.
"I find it difficult to sleep at the best of times, but this work being carried out at night is now making it impossible. If we had even been notified before work began, at least we would have been expecting it," she concluded.

NO ALTERNATIVE

To find out how much longer the blasting is likely to go on, the "Herald" contacted Mr. J. H. Shields, manager and secretary of Ardrossan Harbour Company, who told our reporter : "At the moment it's difficult to say, but it will take a few weeks yet before we are finished. We have no alternative but to work during the night as this is a race against time to have the job completed.
"The new boat service is required very shortly, so work must go on."

When the new service does go into operation, return journeys each day will be increased from four trips to five, and loading and unloading will be speeded up.

R.A.C. re-opens its port office at Burns & Laird's Ardrossan Harbour Terminal

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 15th May 1970

PORT OFFICE RE-OPENS

The Royal Automobile Club has re-opened its port office at Ardrossan Harbour for the 1970 season.

Mr. Kenneth Sheridan, manager of the R.A.C. West of Scotland, announcing the re-opening said :
"This will be the third successive year that the Club has provided full port facilities for motorists at Ardrossan. It was clear when Burns & Laird first inaugurated the "Lion" service from Ardrossan to Belfast that this crossing would be popular with motorists. Results have justified this view and shown that the establishment of an RAC office in this terminal was a good decision."

Contributed image of a painting of Union Castle Line's EDINBURGH CASTLE

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 29th May 1970.

The "Framptondyke" sailed from Ardrossan Harbour for Montreal on Wednesday with a cargo of steel, and was one of 44 ships to dock at the harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Seven tankers were among the arrivals, the largest being the "Krebsia" from Hamble, with spirit, and the "Venita" from Puerto Miranda with crude oil.
The "Yewmount" sailed on Sunday with a load of sulphur for Bayonne.

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 29th May 1970.

The "Framptondyke" sailed from Ardrossan Harbour for Montreal on Wednesday with a cargo of steel, and was one of 44 ships to dock at the harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Seven tankers were among the arrivals, the largest being the "Krebsia" from Hamble, with spirit, and the "Venita" from Puerto Miranda with crude oil.
The "Yewmount" sailed on Sunday with a load of sulphur for Bayonne.

1970 Advertisment by Ellerman Lines for their services from Canada and UK to Ceylon

VICTORIA CITY launched at John Brown's Shipyard, Clydebank, Glasgow

Uganda cruise from Leith

Advert for a cruise from Scotland on "Uganda"

UGANDA leaves Leith on a cruise to Vigo, Gibraltar, Malaga and Lisbon

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 29th May 1970.

The "Framptondyke" sailed from Ardrossan Harbour for Montreal on Wednesday with a cargo of steel, and was one of 44 ships to dock at the harbour during the week ended last Saturday.
Seven tankers were among the arrivals, the largest being the "Krebsia" from Hamble, with spirit, and the "Venita" from Puerto Miranda with crude oil.
The "Yewmount" sailed on Sunday with a load of sulphur for Bayonne.