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Mary Ann O Linnabrake
Review(s): 0A fire brought them together. Did Mary Ann make the right decision? This fictional saga unfolds from notes left by Mary Ann's son and covers a period spanning the 19th and 20th centuries at a time of great change in the world. The notes contained personal memories of relationships within the family and community and for this reason were secreted in the...
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North Ronaldsay Voices: An Oral History
Review(s): 0Ann Marwick spent many hours in the 1980/90s chatting to folk in North Ronaldsay and learning about the dialect, customs and lifestyles of the island in a bygone age. These priceless conversations now form part of the Orkney Library Sound Archive and she has now harvested the best bits into North Ronaldsay Voices…
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The Ba' 2019 Magazine
Review(s): 0Welcome to the tenth edition of the Ba' Magazine, which contains all the action from the four Ba' games, as well as a host of other features related to our special game.
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Playing with Things
Review(s): 0This book addresses the nature of play and its relationships with the world, as well as the relationships between people and objects.
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Air Ambulance
Review(s): 0Air Ambulance combines the historical development of a unique aspect of personal experiences of some of the people whose lives it has touched during its six decades of operation.
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BEAline to the Islands
Review(s): 0For a quarter of a century, British European Airways Corporation operated an extensive network of air services to Europe and the Near East
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Andy from Orkney - The Sea Eagle Returns -...
Review(s): 0The third book in the Andy from Orkney series
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The Orkney Gruffalo
Review(s): 0The Gruffalo translated into Orcadian Scots by Simon W. Hall
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Lost to the Isles 3
Review(s): 0In this third volume we cover stories on a further 34 military aircraft accidents and incidents around the Scottish Islands.
£ 15.99
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Three-month subscription to The Orcadian...
Review(s): 0Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A three-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
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The Man Who Bought a Navy: The Story of...
Review(s): 0Get this book and Scapa Flow - From Graveyard to Resurrection for £18 when you buy both at checkout. The story of what is regarded as the greatest achievement in the history of marine salvage.
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HMS Hampshire: a Century of Myths and...
Review(s): 0Shortlisted for Mountbatten Maritime Media Award 2017
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Twelve-month subscription to The Orcadian...
Review(s): 0Important: Orcadian Newspapers must be ordered separately from books in their own order. (Price excluding postage) A 12-month subscription to the print edition of The Orcadian newspaper.
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Current edition of The Orcadian Newspaper
Review(s): 0Note: by default, the current edition of The Orcadian is selected for this product. If you wish to order the next new edition ahead of time please change the "Orcadian Edition" dropdown below to "Next New Edition".
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