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The Bon Accord and Northern Pictorial Special Strike Number No 1
Special General Strike issue of the Bon-Accord Pictorial
The Bon Accord and Northern Pictorial Special Strike Number No 2
The 2nd special General Strike edition. The paper was not in favour of the strike.
The Bon Accord and Northern Pictorial Special Strike Number No 3
The third general strike issue of the paper. It was not in favour of the strike.
The Bon Accord and Northern Pictorial Special Strike Number No 4
The fourth General Strike edition of the paper. It was not in favour of the strike.
The Bon Accord and Northern Pictorial Special Strike Number No 5
The 5th General Strike edition of the paper. It was not in favour of the General Strike.
Reform and Joseph Hume
Title page and introduction to the very long pamphlet discussing Reform and Joseph Hume.
Johnny Gibb's Political Education
This image of William Alexander (1826 - 1894), the author, comes from an etching by Sir George Reid (1831 - 1913). William Alexander was the editor of the Aberdeen Free Press and his novels, all serialised in the paper, deal with political issues. In…
How to get into Parliament, from The House of Commons From Within
The author, Robert Farquharson of Finzean (1836 - 1819), a doctor, was MP for West Aberdeenshire and Laird of Finzean. Finzean is near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire.
Cherchez La Femme from The House of Commons From Within
This chapter from the Rt Hon Robert Farquharson of Finzean's book, gives his views on women's suffrage. He was not in favour.
My First Election, from In and Out of Parliament
The Rt Hon Robert Farquharson of Finzean's book is a lively memoir of his time in parliament. This chapter, My First Election, tells how he got into parliament and includes some reflections about his colleagues.