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Fiona Watson with the old
Oban Times. 07_t48ot01
Fiona’s long shot
A
N OLD copy of The Oban Times from ‘I am interested to hear from anyone who knows
1885 has led a Pitlochry couple on a about the Oban Shooting Club around the turn
trip down memory lane, as they search for of the 20
th
century or anyone who has any old
information about one of their Argyll ances- records on the club,’ she said.
tors. ‘I assume the second trophy, which has no mark-
David and Fiona (nee Cattanach) Watson found the ings, was for shooting but I know that my grandfa-
newspaper amongst items Fiona had been left by ther was also a keen gardener and won trophies
her father, Kenneth. for that too.’
Also among the items were two trophies, one of Fiona’s father, Kenneth, who was orphaned aged
which is marked ‘Oban Shooting Club 1898’, that just 18 months, kept a lot of his father’s posses-
belonged to Kenneth’s father, James, who worked sions.
at Glen Feochan Estate. The Oban Times cutting gives Fiona no indication
And now Fiona wants to find out more about as to why it was kept but there is a scribbled note
the shooting club’s records to see how prolific a from either her father or grandfather, with the blunt
marksman her grandfather really was, and to find message: ‘Keep this paper, as I want it kept’.
out more about him. James died long before Fiona If you can help Fiona, contact her on 01796 482
was born. 329.
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