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Publications | Down Survey | 1999 Issue Contents

1999 Down Survey

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    1. Frontispiece

      • Photograph of Australian visitors to the Museum in search of their ancestors transported to Australia in 1822.

    2. Highlights of the Year.....

      • Main events of the year, commendations, exhibitions, community events.

    3. David Haggart the murderer.....Gordon Wheeler

      • The life, adventures and execution of a murderer as told in a contemporary pamphlet now in the Museum.

    4. Paintings by "Ooloo".....M. Lesley Simpson

      • A description of eight watercolours by Richard Douglas Perceval acquired by the Museum.

    5. Streets apart?.....Linda McKenna

      • An account of the work of a rural museum in Norway the maintenance and development of a musical Archive.

    6. The Raleagh Bible.....Allan Blackstock

      • Unravelling the secrets of an old bible, found in an attic...

    7. Swords and pikes.....Noel Hogg
      • Description of some swords, bayonets, pikes and other weapons donated to the Museum.

    8. From the cradle to the grave.....Madeleine McAllister and M. Lesley Simpson
      • Catalogue of health related material and instruments in the Museum's collections.

    9. A Killyleagh quilt.....Madeleine McAllister
      • Description and commentary on a quilt completed in 1894 in the Museum's collections.

    10. Friends in Newry.....Richard Oram
      • Friends of Down Museum visit the border town and see some of its notable architecture.


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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