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1973 In Scotland
Events from the year 1973 in Scotland. Incumbents * Secretary of State for Scotland and Keeper of the Great Seal – Gordon Campbell Law officers * Lord Advocate – Norman Wylie * Solicitor General for Scotland – William Stewart Judiciary * Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General – Lord Emslie * Lord Justice Clerk – Lord Wheatley * Chairman of the Scottish Land Court – Lord Birsay Events * 1 January – Most of the west coast shipping services of David MacBrayne are merged with those of the Caledonian Steam Packet Company as Caledonian MacBrayne. * 1 March – Dundee East by-election: Labour retains the seat by only 1,141 votes in the face of a strong challenge from the Scottish National Party. * May – The Co-operative Group: The Scottish Co-operative (Wholesale) Society Ltd merges into the UK-wide Co-operative Wholesale Society Ltd following serious financial mismanagement of the SCWS Bank. * 17 July – Stoneho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David MacBrayne
David MacBrayne is a limited company owned by the Scottish Government. Formed in 1851 as the private shipping company David Hutcheson & Co. with three partners, David Hutcheson, Alexander Hutcheson and David MacBrayne, it passed in 1878 to David MacBrayne. It became the main carrier for freight and passengers in the Hebrides, with a co-ordinated network of shipping, road haulage and bus operations. In 1973, it was merged with Caledonian Steam Packet Company as state-owned Caledonian MacBrayne. Since 2006 it has been the holding company for ferry operators CalMac Ferries Ltd (operating as Caledonian MacBrayne) and Argyll Ferries, and is classified as an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government. Formation In 1851, Sir George Burns, 1st Baronet, Burns Brothers, G. and J. Burns of Glasgow, passed their fleet of Hebridean vessels to their chief clerk, David Hutcheson. David Hutcheson was married to Margaret Dawson, who was born at her parents home 'Bonnytoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
