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The Bulletin
Fix this text“The Bulletin,” VoL 70—No. 3618
Fix this textWednesday, June 15, 1949
Fix this textPrice 6d.
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 textPAUL JONES LINKS KIRKCUDBRIGHT WITH THE U.S. NAVY
Fix this textTHE ancient town of Kirkcudbright (pronounced Kir-coo-bry)
Fix this textis situated on the estuary of the River Dee in south-west Scot-
Fix this textland —a beautiful land of hills and rivers, wooded glens and purple
Fix this textfeather, a land which was the birthplace of Christianity in the
Fix this textfourth century and the home of monks and feudal lords in the
Fix this texttenth century. The Royal Burgh of Kirkcudbright has memories
Fix this textof the Romans, of Scottish kings, of family feuds and forays of
Fix this textthe privateer Paul Jones and of Robert Burns. Its charter dates
Fix this textback to the year 1455, and apparently derived its name from the
Fix this text“Kirk of Cuthbert,” its ancient church having been dedicated to
Fix this textthat saint.
Fix this textA Franciscan monastery was founded at Kirkcudbright in the
Fix this text>arly thirteenth century, and the friary church was used as the
Fix this textparish church until two hundred years ago, but only a fragment of
Fix this textthis still stands. Kirkcudbright is said to have been agreed upon
Fix this textas a landing-place for the Spanish Armada in 1588 by Philip II
Fix this textand Lord Maxwell. . ....
Fix this textAn important link connects the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright
Fix this textwith the U.S.A., for it was in this rural county that John Paul
Fix this textJones, founder of the American Navy, was born. The cottage where
Fix this texthe lived is in the nearby Parish of Kirkbean and can still be seen.
Fix this textThe above picture shows the Old Tolbooth at Kirkcudbright
Fix this textwhere Paul Jones was once held a prisoner on a charge of murder
Fix this textand afterwards acquitted. In the background (right) is the Cochran
Fix this textMemorial Gymnasium, which was a gift to the burgh by a
Fix this textprominent American business man, the late Mr. Thomas Cochran,
Fix this textto commemorate his family associations with the burgh.
Fix this textGREAT WESTERN
Fix this textA PRODUCT OF THE
Fix this textRio
Fix this textCHAMPANCE
Fix this textIt's easy and takes two shakes of a lamb's tail!
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