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Home Past Times

Flashback: Step back in time with images from our archive

By Callum Main
1974: A smiling 'clippie' at Guild Street bus station is glad to be back at work in 1974 after a dispute was settled and picketing ended.
1974: A smiling 'clippie' at Guild Street bus station is glad to be back at work in 1974 after a dispute was settled and picketing ended.

From youth shows to Aberdeen events, our archives are full of snapshots into the past.

Here are images featuring north-east residents from 1974 to 1992 along with their original captions from time of publication.

1992: Some of the Gray's School of Art students show their work which was selected for the Atlantic Power and Gas calendar (back from left) Morag Ramsay, Hazel Cowan, and Lorna Reith. In front are Virginia Williamson (left) and Pamela Philip.
1987: Typical of the 1930s is an orange and lurex panelled evening dress with a silver lame figured lurex jacket. The dresses of this period were figure clinging and evening jackets usually had large collars.
1991: Odori Japanese Dancers cavort along Union Street as the Aberdeen International Youth Festival gets underway.
1978: A study in concentration as John Sim (right) of Powis, and Peter Howie (Torry) do battle at the Aberdeen Academies' judo team championships in Powis Academy.
1997: The RGU team pull hard together during training.
1974: A smiling 'clippie' at Guild Street bus station is glad to be back at work in 1974 after a dispute was settled and picketing ended.
1978: Bailies of Bennachie essay competition prize winners (left to right) Arthur Smith, Kintore (third prize); Isla Salter, Kenmay School (winner); Carron Smith, Kemnay School (merit prize); Donna Cornwell, Alehousewells School, Kemnay (second prize); Katherine Low, Kemnay School (merit winners); Justin Lamb, Strathburn School (special prize); and Kim Sharp, Strathburn School (merit prize).
1988: All kids together ... Mary Ross and sister Rosana, Balmedie Farm, with one of their goat kids, Flax, at the New Deer Show on Saturday.
1980:
Drumming up recruits... Young Craig Gillan enlisted the help of Heatherdale Ladies' Pipe Band at Oldmeldrum on Saturday so he could make a big noise.
1986: Drierman Ashley Watt and (right) machine assistant Michael Gray keep an eye on the quality of the paper from the 'wet end' on the machine.
1982: Tillydrone Primary School football team captain Stanley McLean (centre) is presented with the Aberdeen Primary Schools FA's Willoughby Cup by Dons star Gordon Strachan.

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