The Lucknow Sentinel, 1996-03-20, Page 31,
More history on Donald Dinnie
You just never know what little tidbits of information,
will be exchangedbeteveen pen pal's even those Diving; on
diffetent continents,
Anne McInnes . of Myth has been corresponding with
''taiu'ssie Re erley . of Aberdeeauy Scotland §inCQ 1945, and
during those year4 and two meetings h 1955 and 1990,.
they ladies have no doubt talked about a 1ot.of things.
Mrs. -McInnes, at.:onepoint during their 51 ears of .ear-
respQmd1ng, mentioned that DOnald Dinnie, .a faced '-
Scottish athlete was a folk hero uf.thil. locale during the
late "1 OOs,, and big name continues to besynonymous with
Lucknew,.
.Mrs. Beverley recently sent a,cl pping .from .A .February
paper.: The article cgntained two pictures (which we could,
net Tepnnt):, one of Walter Dint& and family, and one off.
Sally D nnie, sister of Donald iianie,: :
We :reprint the information from the•story. °°These pho- •
tographs,`.bouht gin` a. car boot sile by oine. of our readers, :.
area link with the. famous athlete aonaid Dinnie,
"When 'he examiried'art old album, Richard. Tait of
Mastrick Aberdeen, was ntri ed 'hy the caption on the.
picture of a woi adwhich ;says ,'Aunt'$a.11y Diinnie, -sister
°nnekul ew Sea!Wet Weduesdoy, lit reb Zak 1996 P ge 3
NOW IS ME TIME
MAN FOR SPRlQQQ.
of champion athlete >e; onald JoInnie.
But the family group' 'picture which has the caption
"Walter Dinnie and family° is more interesting. .
c.a'°Accordina to our files it is likely that it is indeed the
brother of Donald - considered one of the eatest
all-round athlete's ewes
''Dinnie was born at Balnacrailg, Aboynue, is 1837, the
eldest of six sons and four daughters. The youngest brother
was Walter, the onlycine who didn't, follow ' the father's
stonemason trade.
"After working as a bank clerk in Aberdeen he ran off to
join the police in London, .
"Walter became. a detective and,rose to the rank of
inspector at 'Scotland Yard..he later became Police
Cornmisstoner of New Zealand and he and his fire sons
sailed' to settle there.
"Donald's mostfamous feat Was; to Carry the 800 "lb.
Dinnie Stones =togs' the bridge at.Potaroh.'
. Donald :.Dinnie was known as the chattpidn wrestler and
heavy weight .athlete of .the world, lie competed in•.the
l;uukfow: Caledonian Games in 1882. The Games gou:r
lshed in, Lucknpw for about 20 years in the late 1800s.'
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