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July 10, 1884
Dingwall Town Council discuss proposal for auction mart by Mr D.
Mackintosh of Inverness, on site adjacent to Gas Works and
Shambles.
August 5, 1884
First auction sale in new mart built by D. Mackintosh and
advertised in the Ross-shire Journal dates July 17, 1884.
December 10, 1884
First Christmas show and sale
July 10, 1891
Announcement by D. Mackintosh that Mr P. W. McCallum, who had
worked for him for the past three years, no longer represents.
July 15, 1891
Announcement by P. W. McCallum that he and his brother, Mr G.
McCallum, have leased land known as Drynie Park at rear of
Commercial Hotel for the purpose of conducting weekly sales.
July 17, 1891
First weekly sale of livestock in McCallum's Auction Mart.
Pre 1904
Site of McCallum's transferred to area of land at bottom of Church
Street. Sales now
advertised as McCallum Brothers Ltd.
December 1918
Takeover of McCallum Brothers Ltd by Hamilton's Auction Marts,
Inverness.
1924 D.
Mackintosh & Co. taken over by Reith and Anderson Ltd., Aberdeen,
under the management of D. McCallum. |
