1901
A model small boat race was to have taken place at Cellardyke yesterday afternoon among the fishermen but, the wind having died away, tor race was postponed until the New Year.
1904
Before Bailie Ritchie at the Police Court on Monday, George Radley, carter, Balfour Place, was charged with having, on Monday, 12th September, at Bridge Street, sold to David Brown, fish hawker, James Street, Cellardyke, a driving whip, which had found Monday, 29th August, at the Links near the R. and A. Clubhouse. He pleaded not guilty, but the Magistrate, after hearing evidence, found the charge proven, and imposed fine of £1, with the option of five days in jail.
1905
There was an impressive scene at Torry on Saturday afternoon when the funeral of John Burgoyne, aged about 30 years, fishery officer, under the Fishery Board of Scotland, at the Bay of Nigg Fish Hatchery, and of the brothers Andrew and Wm. Henderson, aged about 20 and 16 years respectively, sons of Mr and Mrs John Henderson, Menzies Road, Torry, took place. The greatest sympathy has been manifested in the community with Mr and Mrs Henderson in the loss of their two sons, who perished as the result of the wreck of the trawler Star of Hope, on the rocks at Collieston early on Tuesday morning, as also with Mrs Burgoyne, who has been left with a sixteen months-old son, and the attendance the seafaring class at the funeral was very large, a company of between 500 and 600 following the two hearses…….. The chief mourners were Mr John Henderson (father), his brothers Andrew Henderson and Mr Leslie Henderson. His nephew Mr Alexander Henderson, his six brothers-in-law from Cellardyke Robert Montador, Mr James Dick, Mr John Smith, Mr James Watson, Mr Robert M’Cruvie, and David Brown. Beautiful wreaths were sent from, among others, Mr Andrew Walker, owner of the ill-fated Star of Hope, and Mrs Walker, Holburn Road, Aberdeen…….
1907
Lord Salvesen yesterday closed the record and ordered proof in two actions by Peter Lindoe ship owner, Haugesund, Norway, owner of the screw steamship Adria, against William Geddes, 13 East High Street, Portgordon, owner of the fishing boat Strathlene of Portgordon, Banff, and William, Reid,11 James Street, Cellardyke owner of the boat Elsie Reid. Kirkcaldy. The pursuer sues each of the defenders for £65. The pursuer’s vessel was leaving Peterhead harbour at 1.50 p.m. on 26th June, 1907, when it is said, notwithstanding that she, by whistling, gave warning that she was preparing to leave, was run into by the defenders’ boats, one after the other, and sustained damage on the port bow. The boats, it is maintained, entered the harbour against the signals from those on the pierhead. The fault averred is careless navigation and want proper seamanlike care.
The defenders deny that the Adria’s whistle was blown, and say that no notice was given to them by signal or otherwise that harbour entrance was blocked. Owing to the configuration of the harbour of Peterhead it is impossible for anyone approaching from the eastward to see the entrance till, they are close to it, and the entrance is very narrow. The fault, it is therefore maintained, was part of those in charge of the Adria.
1908
Several Cellardyke fishermen spoke at an enquiry about the use of the seine net for catching herring by Newhaven fishermen (this method is described and is what later became known as the ring net)
Philip Gardner, fisherman, Cellardyke, said there was a great waste of immature herrings at Newhaven. The fishermen always followed the fish up the Forth, and followed them down to the spawning grounds . He had never fished higher up than Kinghorn Ness. It was in January they went up the Firth, and later on they came down to opposite Anstruther or to the Mav Island and the Carr. The great success which had attended the winter fishing in the last four years might be accounted for by the fact that the boats were larger, and fishermen used double the quantity of nets than they did before.
1913
Under the auspices of the Dundee Technical College Navigation School and the Fife and Kinross Secondary Education Committee, navigation classes have been opened for fishermen from Cellardyke and Pittenweem. The classes are under the management of Captain Johnston, of the Dundee Navigation School, and assistant. The attendance of fishermen at the enrolment at Cellardyke was 34 and at Pittenweem 30.
1914
The body of Robert Davidson, fisherman, Cellardyke, was found drowned in Kilrenny Mill Burn, at the east end of Cellardyke, yesterday. It conjectured that Davidson was attempting to cross the burn, which was in flood, by means of some stones, one of which must have given way, with the result that he had fallen forward and struck a stone. There was deep mark on his forehead. Deceased was in his 71st year, and leaves a widow and family of seven—four sons and three daughters.
In the Peterhead Sheriff Court yesterday— Sheriff Laing on the bench—proof was led in action at the instance of James Muir (Keay). Fowler Street, Cellardyke, Fife, registered owner of the steam drifter Innergellie, KY604. John Muir, Shore Street; George Keay (Reid), Shore Street; David Corstorphine, Dove Street; George Smith, Fowler Street; William Muir, James Street, all of Cellardyke; and Alexander Reekie, fisherman, St Monans. all in the county of Fife; against Andrew Whyte, Alexander Stephen Whyte, Andrew Whyte, jun., and Robert Whyte, all of Frederick Street, registered owners of the steam herring drifter Resolute, FR. 536, craving the court to pay the sum £102 3s 7d for loss and damage sustained by pursuers’ vessel on the 15th October, 1913, while she was lying moored in the usual fashion the river at Yarmouth, when the defenders’ vessel, it was alleged, came up the river and recklessly ran into the Innergellie striking her on the side abreast of the fish hold. As result of the collision the Innergellie sustained damage, the cost of repairs of which was £24 2s 1d; and pursuers’ vessel was prevented from proceeding to the fishing on 15th October, when additional loss was incurred amounting £78 1s 6d.
1916
Thirty-three years ago the late Mr Stephen Williamson, M.P., along with Mr James Fowler, London, acting on the expressed wish of the latter’s then recently deceased father, Mr David Fowler, of London and Adelaide, presented to Cellardyke the fine Town Hall, which has proved so useful a centre for the municipal and social life of the community. We have now to mourn the loss of the joint donor, Mr James Fowler, who died on 5th inst. at Dyxcroft, Rottingdean. He was director of the well-known firm of D. & J. Fowler, Ltd., of London, Adelaide and Perth, Australia, and was the only son of Mr David Fowler, who with his brothers, Messrs James and George Fowler, all sons of the late Provost James Fowler, Cellardyke, founded the firm in the early ’fifties of last century.
1918 Weekly casualty list………… Wood 290657 R (Cellardyke)