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Railway Acts and Bills

The Newport Railway Act, 1867. [Printed copy] Bills and other Parliamentary papers relating to the Newport Railway, 1867-1873, The North British Railway, 1877-1878, The Caledonian Railway, 1878. Includes petitions by Dundee Harbour Trustees and by Perth Town Council, relating to the North British Railway Bill. 1888. Also includes: The Scottish Central Railway (stations) Act. 1864. "The Fifth Schedule", part of an agreement between North British Railway Company and Newport Railway Company. 1888.

Press cuttings [photocopied], mainly from D.C. Thomson newspapers

Includes: Photograph of Caird Hall foundation stone being laid, 10 July 1914. Items concerning visit of Prince of Wales to Dundee, to open the Caird Hall, 26 October 1923, and his meetings with James Thomson at Logie Housing Scheme and Caird Hall; "Royal cigarette end". "Threat to take city to the Court of Session: Mr Thomson's explanation to the Town Council". Concerns payment of architects for Logie and Taybank housing schemes. 1920s. Article from Catholic Herald praising Thomson and his vision. 11 July 1925. Cuttings concerning death of Mr Thomson, 11 November 1927. Obituaries outlining his life and achievements. "Dundee buildings to be cleared away"; with photograph (includes Town House); and cuttings about local housing problems, 1928. "It's not the end of the runway yet!": leading article on plans for a Dundee airport, with reference to Thomson's original proposals. 1960s.

James Thomson

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