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A Dougie Cooper picture from 1965 showing Matta, fondly remembered.
Not sure where this picture was taken, but my guess is on Victoria Road, Kirkwall, opposite the end of Victoria Lane.
Picture added on 20 July 2006
Aye, I kent him since childhood. A great Kirkwallian was Matt. Matta maybe wasn�t dealt a good hand, but he stoically got on with it and made a contribution that would shame many.
Added by Somteeik on 20 July 2006
Could be in Victoria Road.
Added by Bobby Leslie on 22 July 2006
Yes. I'm sure that's old Ina Mackay's coal-box ahint'm
Added by Sumteeik on 24 July 2006
Aye Matta was a top man.
Anonymous comment added on 22 December 2006
He was my dads friend,my dad was Albert Robertson. I remember him coming to the house [Little Corse] when i was a peedie bairn [only a few years ago ahem]
Added by Margaret Robertson on 10 December 2010
I lived next door to Matta in Earl Sigurd Street
Added by Ken Foulis on 20 January 2012
I don’t know why but I was thinking about Matta this morning. Our family used to live at the top of Earl Sigurd Street - on King Haakon St. I believe Matta funeral took place in St Magnus Cathedral. I wasn’t there having left Kirkwall to join the RAF in 1963.
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Added by Bruce Liddle on 29 August 2022
Kirkwall
