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Ian Haikings of South Australia sent in this photo of the North British Railway No. 256 Glen Douglas pictured at Oban Railway Station on May 12 1962. It visited along with the C R No. 123.

Fort William Football Club's team from 1992. Back row: D Donnelly, assistant manager; L Murray, P Murray, M McEachan, R MacPherson, I Jackson, P MacLellan, F Shearer and D Conlon, manager; front, A Murdoch, J MacPhee, G Carins, B Davidosn, F beaton, J Flanagan and T Drummond.

Neighbourhood Networks and Local Area Co-ordination services users protest at potential cuts.

Neighbourhood Networks and Local Area Co-ordination services users protest at potential cuts.

Neighbourhood Networks and Local Area Co-ordination services users protest at potential cuts.

Angus Beaton of Crannaig-A-Mhinister, Oban, sent in this week’s flashback photograph which is of the 1st Oban Company Boys Brigade camp at Newtonards, Co. Down in August 1963. Back row: Alex Fleming; Robert MacCulloch; Archie MacDougall; David Buchanan; Malcolm MacInnes; Stuart Davis; Leslie MacPherson; Erik Spence; James Forgrieve and Captain Donald Beaton. Third row: Dot Cummings; Peter MacInnes; Alfred MacKenzie; Richard Davidson; Angus Beaton; Peter Buchanan and Eoghan May. Second row: Peter MacDougall; Sandy Buchanan,; Roddie MacKenzie and Colin MacDonald. Front row: Andrew MacKenzie; Sandy Hart; Eric Drummond; Kenny Evans; Sandy MacKenzie; Gregor Currie; Richard Cornelius and James Tolmie.

Dugald McPhail of Fort William sent in this week’s flashback photograph which shows the first TV Show Train by The Evening Citizen newspaper in Oban in 1956. Included in the photograph are driver, Dugald McPhail; station foreman, Neil McDougall; driver, Neil McMaster and firemen, Maurice Tindall and Alistair McRae.

David Simpson, formerly of Oban, submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows a view from the Hydro looking over the former Oban Mart and railway goods yard.

With the Wimbledon Tennis Championships starting earlier this week, Jean Darling of Cruachan Crescent, Oban, thought she would send in this week’s flashback photograph, which shows the late Eaughan McFarlane of 1 Croft Avenue, Oban, with fomer professional British tennis player David Lloyd.

Tommy Loughray of Edinburgh sent in this week’s flashback photograph which shows the crowds at Oban Games in days gone by.

The new Barra Head Lighthouse relief boat stopped in at Oban on route to Castlebay in 1952. She berthed alongside an experimental unmanned lightship, the only one ever tried on the west coast of Scotland after the idea proved unsuccessful. This photograph was sent to The Oban Times by Captain WL Hume MNI (Retd).

Robin Fleming of Oxfordshire submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows Black Mount stalkers in the late 19th century. The photo was taken around 1870 and shows the stalkers standing in front of the head stalker’s house, known now, incorrectly, as Forest Lodge. This will be familiar to anyone who has walked the West Highland Way. Robin points out that ‘Plus Fours’, worn by all stalkers these days, had obviously not come into fashion then as the stalkers are all wearing trousers. Black Mount Forest was owned in those days by Lord Breadalbane.

Andrew McKenzie of Thurso submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows the Kinlochleven carbon factory football team in the early 1950s. Standing, left to right: J Coull; J Taylor; J MacLean; B Robertson; J MacCallum; A MacAulay; R Walker; A McKenzie; J Burns and D MacAlister. Front: J MacAulay; W Coull; T Kennedy; C MacRae; W Robertson and mascot B Reid.

Mrs Isobel Cameron of Worthing, West Sussex, submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows members of Kinlochleven Fire Brigade in the mid 1950s. Back row: Alex Robertson, Duncan Cassidy (Duschie), Ian MacGillivray (Tucks) and Ian Smith. Front: Donald Walker, Ian Napier, James Clarke (Spiv) and Bertie Robertson.

As Oban welcomes this year’s Royal National Mod we look back at 1992 when the town hosted the centenary festival. Pictured are pupils from the Port Ellen and Bowmore Gaelic units, who re-enacted the first ever Mod, which was also held in Oban, in 1892. The children won with a playlet, written by Islay man and Oban Times correspondent Hugh Smith.

Mrs Mary Bratton of Cruden Bay, formerly teacher Miss Fairley, sent us this week’s flashback photograph which shows Dunbeg School Gaelic choir from around 1965. We would like readers to send in flashback photographs and photographs of The Oban Times being read in far flung places. Please send prints to The Oban Times, PO Box 1, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4HB, or email editor@obantimes.co.uk. Prints or emails must be accompanied by a caption, name, address and telephone number. Anyone wishing their prints returned must supply a stamped addressed envelope.

Arthur MacEachern of Port Askaig, Islay, sent us this week’s flashback photograph which is of Mallaig Senior Secondary School pupils around 1952/53.

This week’s flashback photograph, submitted by an Oban Times reader, is of the victorious Oban High School football team from season 1943/44. Back row, left to right: John MacPhee; Ivor MacArthur; Ian ‘Oscar’ Slater; Freddie Cook; J McInnes and Alastair Watt. Front row: Angie Lawrie; Hughie ‘Shucksie’ Campbell; George ‘Snookie’ Anderson; Jonathan MacLean and Jackie Dunsmuir.

Isobel Campbell of North Connel submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows Lochnell Primary School Choir around 1984. Back row: Alan Forbes; unknown; unknown; Alastair McGregor; Fiona Ferguson; Angela McLeod; Rhoda Campbell; Sharon Holland and Elaine Munro. Front: Mrs Elsie Robb; Morag Buchanan; unknown; unknown; Jennifer MacLeod,; Lorraine Reid; Caroline MacMillan; unknown; Catherine Silcox; Kirsty Muir; Diane Kerr; Victoria Gage and Mrs Sheila Kettles. The photograph was on display in Ardchattan Kirk in the Year of Homecoming Exhibition depicting ‘The Way We Were’. Exhibition organisers thank everyone who helped make the exhibition a success by contributing to the memory books or donating or identifying photographs.

This week’s flashback photograph shows pupils of Daliburgh Primary School, South Uist, who attended Gaelic Camp at Lochailort in the early 1950s.

Ken Ross of Inverness sent us this week’s flashback photograph of the retirement in 1974 of Captain McEachern from the lighthouse ship MV Fingal. Seated on the left is engineer Jim Ross, standing right is Wilson Scott and at the back with the beard is ‘Twirly’ Thompson.

Tom Files of Dalintart Drive, Oban, sent in this week’s flashback photograph which features Oban Distillery staff in 1963. Back row, left to right: Ian Duff; J MacCalman; N MacDonald; R Campbell; S Grundeson; L Beaton; T MacLean and Gordon Chadwick. Front: J Cruickshank; T Black; ? Barker; P Fletcher; Cathie, Taynuilt; D Carmichael; A Smith; T Ferguson and T Files. Forefront: D Hendry.

The Oban Times needs your help. A reader submitted this photograph and wonders if anyone knows when and where it was taken. It is believed to be somewhere in Mid Argyll. Please contact the editor at the address below if you can help. The Oban Times, PO Box 1, Oban, Argyll, PA34 4HB, or email editor@obantimes.co.uk.

Reader Jeremy Lawrence submitted the above photograph and wonders if anyone can identify the house. Jeremy thinks the photo was taken in or near Oban in the late 1850s. His great-grandfather Walter Searle, the tall young man standing, is seen with his wife Margaret, born McIntyre, and members of her family. Jeremy is assuming that the house is the McIntyre home. His great-grandparents emigrated to Cape Town, South Africa, in 1860.

Reader Mrs McIntyre submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows members of Oban Congregational Church Badminton Club in 1958/59.

Mrs Isobel Cameron of Worthing, West Sussex, submitted this week’s flashback photograph which shows one of the British Aluminium Company’s seasonal parties in the Tartan Hotel, Kinlochleven.

Ex Superintendent Bert MacBrayne, Argyllshire Constabulary/Strathclyde Police, son of Constable John MacBrayne, submitted this week’s flashback photograph. It shows members of the Islay section, Argyllshire Constabulary, on community involvement during a Royal National Lifeboat Institution gala day at Port Askaig in the mid 1930s. The officers are, left to right, Constable John MacBrayne MM, Port Charlotte; Constable John Marshall, Port Ellen; Constable Duncan MacAlpine, Ballygrant; and Sergeant James MacNair, Bowmore.