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Welcome to the Machrihanish Online News
Page.. here we will try to keep you up to date with news on events
at Machrihanish and changes to our website. |
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Icom to
support ‘‘Fessenden’’ Special Event Station --
Honouring the First Century of Broadcasting
Click here for the Press Release. (PDF File)
The first extended broadcast of the human voice was transmitted through
the air on December 24, 1906 from Brant Rock, Massachusetts. A
Canadian engineer, Reginald Fessenden, had worked for Thomas Edison in
his New Jersey Laboratory, and later became a professor at the
University of Pittsburgh.
Fessenden was convinced that the "wireless telegraph", which then
carried only the sputtering dots and dashes of Morse code, could
carry the human voice. The most common use for wireless at that time
was communication with merchant ships at sea, directing them to
ports where the cargo would bring the best price. The shipboard
wireless operators were called "Sparks."
An account by Fessenden's wife Helen reports his historic
transmission, as the Sparks on ships across the Atlantic heard what
they had dreamed about - and thought impossible.
"...a human voice coming from their instruments - someone
speaking... Then a women's voice rose in song. It was uncanny! Many
of them called their officers to come and listen; soon the wireless
rooms were crowded. Next someone was heard reading a poem. Then
there was a violin solo; then a man made a speech."
The broadcast historian Eric Barnouw in, A Tower In Babel: A
History of Broadcasting in the United States, reports that Fessenden
himself played Gounod's "O, Holy Night" on the violin. He also read
from the Christmas story from the Bible book of Luke and played a
phonograph recording of Handel's "Largo."
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August 2007: A very
worthy cause for Kintyre, come on folks help raise funds for a new
sports minibus:
Please support the Sports Council and these articles by donating to
our Mini Bus Appeal by visiting our website -
http://www.southkintyresportscouncil.com/minibusappeal/index.htm
July 2007:
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Machrihanish Dunes....the way golf began...
Click here to follow
the development of the first new links course in Scotland for
100 years. |
April 2007:
New product added to Machrihanish Online Cafepress
Store:
Davaar Cave Painting US Postal Stamps available now !!!
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April 2007:
Some minor updates and link fixes. Please email the webmaster if you
find a broken link.
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Dec 2006:
Icom to
support ‘‘Fessenden’’ Special Event Station --
Honouring the First Century of Broadcasting
Click here for the Press Release. (PDF File)
April 2006:
Read a very interesting
article on Fessenden by the Fessenden Project Team at Machrihanish
(please note this is a PDF file) |
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January 2006: 16th January
2006 - News from the Grab Trust
Machrihanish Bay retains it's Bathing Water
Status
Click HERE
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Dec 2005:
Updated the McTaggart Page
with more info.
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NEWS!!!!
More info on the planned celebrations of the
Machrihanish
Fessenden Transmission...Click
HERE to see news from
the local paper
"By his genius
distant lands converse and men sail unafraid upon
the deep"
To commemorate the
occasion we have included two new items in our
online store, a pack of Radio Machrihanish Buttons
and a Radio Machrihanish Journal...Click
HERE for more info.
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BEACH
NEWS!!!
August 2005: GRAB a Beach and Help Machrihanish Bay...
Do you think the status should be
retained? Have your say and contact the GRAB Trusts
Beaches and Marine Litter Officer. Even if you think
not, gathering information on beach usage will still
be useful.
Click HERE for the Press Release or
HERE to download it in Adobe PDF format.
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July 2005:
Was 'Nessie' on holiday at Machrihanish ?
Exclusive
picture of the what could be the
famous monster apparently enjoying the delights of Machrihanish Bay.
The picture was taken from the Beach at Machrihanish...looking towards
Jura.
Click HERE for the picture. |
July 2005:
News Release.
Click HERE to read the release
or click
HERE to download it in PDF format.
You will need the free Adobe Reader to open the PDF
Release, click
HERE to get it.
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June 2005:
Updated Links and
Fessenden Page |
April/May 2005:
Website given new look and re-launched. |
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April 2004:
New Machrihanish Online Store added, various products using all
exclusive Machrihanish Online Photo's. Click
HERE for details. |
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December 2003:
Added page on
Davaar Island and the Cave Painting |
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November 2003:
Machrihanish woman Mary Sinclair has been
presented with a long service award for her sterling work with the
Kintyre branch of Cancer Research UK.
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October 2003:
A statue of Sir William Mackinnon has been
erected in Kinloch Park thanks to the local Rotary Club and funding from
the Heritage Lottery Fund
The statue has been brought from Keil School in Dumbarton which was
closing down.
Sir William Mackinnon was obviously a man of great vision, his
company objectives included: ...the
elimination of the slave trade, the prohibition of trade monopoly, and the
equal treatment of all nations...
Click HERE for
a brief Biography of Sir William |
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September 2003:
Added Music page, info & links on music related sited
and pages relevant to the area. |
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August 2003:
New pictures added to Fessenden Pages >HERE<
Sunsets &
Seals
Galleries added. |
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July 2003:
Breaking News that the
organisers of the Campbeltown airshow have confirmed that this
year's event is definitely going ahead at the airport at Machrihanish
on Saturday August 16 |
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June 2003:
A website from
Brant Rock, Massachusetts, USA is looking for local Radio Hams, check out
their site for contact details:
http://www.radiocom.net/Fessenden/ |
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April 2003
Machrihanish is to get a Royal Visit next
month when HRH Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, opens the new cod
hatchery at Machrihanish Marine Farm (the old lifeboat slip). She will
also be visiting Vestas-Celtic wind turbine factory. |
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March 2003
Added link to Crown Crew site. See the
links page
Coming soon, Music Pages and links to
Artists/music inspired by the area. |
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October 2002 Added more helpful
links for visitors;
Village Key - For
news, village and family searches, discussion forums, polls and surveys ..
packed with features specifically targeted at those who choose to live in
UK villages, complete with all the daily links you
need.
Trossachs and Callander Tourist Information and others. see the
links page for details |
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October 2002 Added
Kilkivan,
Campbeltown &
Gauldrons pages, also added
a few more pictures. Also added banners page
for those wanting to link to this site. Please use the banners on this
page. |
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October 2002 Added Google Search
Facility for Web & Machrihanish Online Site |
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October 2002 Added
FREE Machrihanish Sunsets Screensaver
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October 2002 Added
Downloads Page |
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October 2002 Updated Links Page
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October 2002 Added a Joke and Riddle
search engine to home page, courtesy of
www.riddlesandjokes.com |
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July 2002 Updated
Links Page |
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July 2002
Added many links for Machrihanish
and related sites, something for everyone.
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June 2002
Added
Gallery 3
& updated pics in Gallery 2
Added
History page with extracts from books
on the area. |
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Jan 2002
Added to
Links page
New Pictures in
Gallery 2 |
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April 2001
Added Postcards, FREE Web mail,
Community and Search services.
Also added to the
links page. |
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Saturday January 12, 2008 09:30:52 -0000 |
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