Stories from our past

The Society has a raft of material going back many years and it is our aim to publish as much as possible on this web site.  If you have documents, photos, etc that you would like to be included in our web pages, please send them to, or contact the Society Secretary, using the contact link included in the web.  For ease the page has been split into two sections and you just need to scroll down to the section you are looking for.  Some docs will require you to reposition them or increase the font - just right click or use the tools at the top of the PDF document.

The sections are headed - 1. Society information     2. Newsletters and Bussin' programmes

Section 1 - Society information

First Colonial Society Standard Bearer	First Society Flag
The flag arrived from Canada 1911	The full story of the ''beginning'' 1910 to 1911
The inaugriation speech 1911 by Craig-Brown	The hamecoming 1912 & Glasgow Souters
The first medallion from Edinburgh Souters 1912	The History of the Society
Reflections of a Souter to an Exile 1912	The race prize donated in 1914
1924 report by secretary	1935 Bussin report  and report part 2
Society Chairmen	Toll banking
1920 Bussin report page 1	1920 Bussin report page 2
1921 Bussin report
1926 Bussin report	1928 Bussin report (broadcast live by BBC)
Wartime	The first 50 years
Flodden 500 remembrance	Colonial SBs and LBs with original 1911 flag - year not known
Christmas greetings - 2001	The original members of the Society 1911
1960 bussin'	The first 100 years
Colonials win bowling league 2015	Colonial Society and the Scottish Diaspora Tapestry
Preserving Our Bussin' Ribbons 2015	Society History Medal
New Casting Flag 2016	Preserving the CSB sashes
Preserving the Original 1911 Flag	Good Cause awards from Society 2018
The launch of the new CD 2016	The launch of the book ''Tales of the Exiles'' in 2018
Good Cause awards from Society 2019	Winning the summer bowls league 2019
Winners of the winter bowling pub league 2019

 

Section 2 - newsletters and bussin' programmes 

1992 Newsletter	1993 Newsletter part 1 and part 2
1994 Newsletter	1995 Newsletter
1996 Newsletter	1997 Newsletter
1998 Newsletter	1999 Newsletter
2004 Newsletter part 1 and part 2
2006 Newsletter part 1 and part 2	2007 Newsletter part 1andpart 2
2008 Newsletter	2012 Newsletter
2013 Newsletter	2014 Newsletter
2015 Newsletter	2016 Newsletter
2017 Newsletter	2018 Newsletter
2019 Newsletter	2020 Newsletter
2013 Bussin' programme	2014 Bussin' programme
2015 Bussin Programme part 1 and part 2	2016 Bussin' Programme
2017 Bussin' Programme	2018 Bussin' Programme
2019 Bussin' Programme