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‘Fairlie’ Exceptional
Professor Margaret Fairlie was a leading medical professional in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology. She advocated for and advanced the treatments available for women’s health throughout the first half of the 20th century, and became the first w
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Writing In This Issue
Dr Juliette Desportes recently completed her PhD at the University of Glasgow. Her thesis focused on the socio-economic transformation and management of the forfeited and annexed estates (174684). Juliette lives and works in the Outer Hebrides, where
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The British Honduran Forestry Unit in Duns
As the Second World war entered its second year, there was a timber shortage in Britain. Before hostilities, Britain had imported 95 per cent of its timber, but as the war progressed and the enemies invaded traditional suppliers or jeopardised the tr

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