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The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” Vol. 73—No. 3770
Fix this textWednesday, May 14, 1952
Fix this textPrice 9d.
Fix this textRegistered at the General Post Office, Sydney, N.S.W., Australia, for Transmission by Post as a Newspaper
Fix this textSeppelts
Fix this textIN TWIN-PILLARED ST. MAGNUS CATHEDRAL ITS NAMESAKE'S BONES WERE FOUND
Fix this textTO the north of Scotland, across the Pentland Firth, lie two groups of
Fix this textIslands, the Orkneys and the Shetlands, which are connected with the
Fix this textmainland by frequent air and steam services. In these islands modern customs
Fix this textand facilities exist side by side with the methods and manners of past
Fix this textcenturies. Miles of magnificent coastline, a striking Norse background and
Fix this textthe almost nightless summers are features which lend charm to these northern
Fix this textlatitudes. The Orkneys comprise some ninety islands, about a quarter of
Fix this textwhich are inhabited, the largest of these being Pomona, on which is the
Fix this textattractive little Cathedral city of Kirkwall.
Fix this textThe Cathedral, a cruciform building of red and white freestone, was
Fix this textbuilt in 1137, and replaced an earlier church founded in 1115 in honour of
Fix this textMagnus, Jarl of Orkney, who had been murdered. In 1926 the skeleton of
Fix this textSt. Magnus was discovered in a pinewood chest within two pillars in the
Fix this textCathedral; his skull was pierced by the blow which caused his death. In this
Fix this textCathedral rested the body of Hakon of Norway, who died at Kirkwall after
Fix this texthis defeat by Alexander 111 in 1263 at the Battle of Largs. His body was
Fix this textlater taken to Trondhjem in Norway.
Fix this textAt the Reformation the Cathedral was saved from desecration by the
Fix this texttownsmen, and Kirkwall continued to be an episcopal See under a succession
Fix this textof seven Protestant bishops until the Revolution. Cromwell’s troops used
Fix this textthe steeple of the Cathedral as a prison and as a fortress, and turned the
Fix this textnave into a barracks and stable. In 1671 the spire was destroyed by lightning,
Fix this textand restorations were carried out in 1845 and 1883. The exterior length of the
Fix this textCathedral is 234 feet and the tower is 133 feet high. The bells of the Cathedral
Fix this textwere cast by R. Borthwick, the master gunner who tried so hard to save
Fix this texthis master James IV from his own folly at the Battle of Flodden.
Fix this textIn the north transept of the Cathedral is a monument to W. B. Baikil
Fix this text(1825-64), the African explorer, and the nave contains the tomb of John Rae
Fix this text(1819-93), the Arctic explorer. Another monument is that of the historian
Fix this textMalcolm Laing (1762-1818). In the vestry are preserved some seventeenth
Fix this textcentury alms-plates, one of which has scenes from Paradise and bears the
Fix this textinscription “Had Adam obeyed God’s word we should have lived in
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