Attribution: S. Fraser

John Shepherd-Barron, OBE, inventor of 'the hole-in-the-wall'

John Shepherd-Barron, OBE, of Mains of Geanies, died in May 2010 at the age of 84.

His idea for the cash dispenser came to him while in the bath thinking about the frustration of arriving a minute too late for the bank, and reckoning there must be a simpler way to acquire money at any time.

John Shepherd-Barron, OBE

Attribution: unknown

Peter Fraser

Peter Fraser, born in Hill of Fearn, became the 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand and a key figure in the founding of the United Nations. At the time of writing, he was also the 4th longest serving head of government and had been in office for a longer period of time than any other New Zealand Labour prime minister.

Peter Fraser, 24th Prime Minister of New Zealand

Attribution: unknown

Some Interesting Photographs of Folk

Some of the photographs in this Album were provided by Kate Crumpton whose late father, Harry Maclennan, was a native of Balintore, as were her grandparents, Harry and Christina Maclennan, who lived at 1 Shore Street.

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Fearn » Fearn History

Fearn Down To The Sea

An account of life in the fishing villages of Hilton, Balintore and Shandwick by Jessie Macdonald and Anne Gordon. [Written in 1971] Anne Gordon died on 29 September 2015 and RCHS wishes to reiterate appreciation of her willingness to share her work, which is a wonderful legacy to leave behind. We are please to have the text of the book in our book library.
Sea Scouts, Hilton, c.1914.

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