BANNOCKBURN FIELD SAVED
Some time ago, Scotland was shocked to learo that some vandal proposed to build on the site of the Battle of Bannockburn. Lord Elgin promptly appealed to the nation to preserve the field of Bannockburn “to commemorate, not a military victory, but the spirit of nationality of Scotsmen, their character, grit, and determination. • ’ Bannockburn is saved from bungalows, from postcard kiosks, from tea and mineral shanties. Over £3900 poured in almost at once. Some of the cheques ran into hundreds of pounds, but the most interesting subscription was a modest £2 from “a poor, but lineal descendant of King Robert the Bruce.”
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 10
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105BANNOCKBURN FIELD SAVED Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 144, 20 June 1931, Page 10
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