I am very grateful to Tom Melvin for donating his photographic collection to the New Cumnock website.
The photos are of his family and friends and also the many New Cumnock miners that he knew.
Bert Jackson left, Drew Hunter - middle, Jim Grozier, Jock McGill - 2 young women no names but not from New Cumnock
left to right along the back:
Jimpy Grozier, Jim McHarg, John Barber, John McKenzie, James Montgomery, John McDickens,
Ann McLatchie, person at end?? 2 strangers in front
Charlie Houston
Doug Gracie and Jean
photographer - no name, L. to R.: John Barber, Jackie Walker, Jim Grozier
L to R Bert McDickens, Jim Grozier, Jose Barrera, Jock McGill
People in this photo are: Jessie Hert, Jock McGill, Colin McLatchie, Billy Dickson, Drew Hunter, Mr Hert, Bert ??, Jim Grozier, Anne McLatchie, Bert Jackson, Jose Barrera, Rab McLatchie, Matt Pointon, Jim Park, ?? Milligan
Back row L to R : George Nisbet, Wullie Timpany, James \'Pimmie\' Montgomery, Rab McLatchie
2nd row: ?? Wright, Bob Dickson, Jackie Walker
3rd row: Jim Sloan, Allan McDickens, Freddie Thomson
4th row: ?? McPherson, Gibb McCoughtrie, Ella McDonald, Agnes Barrie, Tommy McCoughtrie
Front row: John Thomson, Tony Smith, George Montgomery
Tom Park, Jimpy Grozier, John Miller
The wedding of Mary Grozier to Jim Miller
Blackpool holiday
Andrew Marshall, Andrew Ferns, Jim Grozier, Gibb Ferguson
Blackpool Beach
Gibb Ferguson & Jim Grozier. In the background Tony Smith
At the front of the photo are: Pimps Houston, George Nisbet and Tony Smith(Bear). The back row are all people from different parts of England
Adam \'Ned\' Park
Footballer Jim Grozier
Jimpy Grozier\'s father James Grozier
Gilbert and Molly Grozier
Names to be supplied
Jimpy Grozier, Joe Dunsmuir, from Muirkirk,James Montgomery, Jackie Walker and Johnny McDickens
Blackpool July holiday left to right: Jock McGill, Drew Hunter, Bert Jackson, Jimpy Grozier and Matt Pointon
Jimpy Grozier, Joe Dunsmuir, Jim McHarg, John Barbour, John McKenzie, James Montgomery,
Back row: Jim Grozier, No Name, Alex Lammont, front row - Ned Park, Chic Thorburn, Jackie Walker, Pimps Houston
Barney Jackson, Ian Walker, Jackie Walker
An outing from New Cumnock - anti-clockwise left to right: Tote Allen, Barney Jackson, Allan Brown (Yumpy), John Storrie, Back ??
Jimpy Grozier and Alec Lammont
Sanny McCracken, unknown lady and Jimpy Grozier
William Richard Ferguson and his wife Wilhelmina Cooper with one of their daughters
William R Ferguson in his garden at Connelpark
The Ferguson family from Connelpark
Margaret, Christina, Agnes, John and Jean Ferguson
Mossdale Cottage, Connelpark where the Ferguson family lived
Tommy McCoughtrie and his wife and Tommy\'s cousin Jimpy Grozier
Sandy and John Melvin - New Cumnock boys