Clan Coutts Society

Clan Coutts Society

Diane Kinloch
  • Female
  • Newcastle NSW
  • Australia
Share on Facebook MySpace

Gifts Received

Gift

Diane Kinloch has not received any gifts yet

Give a Gift

 

Diane Kinloch's Page

Diane Kinloch's Blog

The Rev. James Coutts portrait

Posted on October 28, 2018 at 5:23pm 0 Comments

I have to apologise.

We have been reliably informed that the portrait previously posted by us of the Rev James Coutts is not actually the man himself but is a portrait of Reverend David Brown by artist James Coutts Michie. https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/reverend-david-brown-104966 ;

Janelle Byrne is a recent Coutts Society member and the Rev James Coutts was her…

Continue

Acknowledgment - Coutts Sailors' Home restored to former glory.

Posted on May 29, 2018 at 2:07pm 0 Comments

The National Trust of Australia acknowledged the work we have done recently by shortlisting the Coutts Sailors Home renovation for a Heritage Award.

OK so we didn't win - but it was a competition against Councils and architects etc!!

We are still very proud of what we have done, and we always refer to our home as 'Coutts'!

When we bought it it was a construction zone. There were hardly any floors or ceilings, no power, no plumbing, just walls inside. The…

Continue

Coutts Sailors' Home

Posted on January 30, 2018 at 9:33am 0 Comments

Coutts Sailors' Home was named for Rev. James Coutts. He negotiated with the government to acquire the land and raised much of the money to build the home as a safe haven for sailors staying in the port of Newcastle, Australia. Its opening was considered so important that there was a public holiday a marching band and a big party!

The foundation stone was moved to a wall some time later. It…

Continue

Comment Wall (1 comment)

You need to be a member of Clan Coutts Society to add comments!

Join Clan Coutts Society

At 11:04pm on August 8, 2020, James Pollard said…

Good Day,

How is everything with you, I picked interest on you after going through your short profile and deemed it necessary to write you immediately. I have something very vital to disclose to you,but I found it difficult to express myself here, since it's a public site.Could you please get back to me on ( pollardjames95@gmail.com ) for the full details.Have a nice day
Thanks God bless.

 
 
 

Photos

  • Add Photos
  • View All

Members

© 2024   Created by Malcolm Coutts.   Powered by

Badges  |  Report an Issue  |  Terms of Service