Bryce whyte

The Scots Magazine called Betsy's autobiography, Yellow on the Broom, "a minor classic", and she became something of a celebrity, appearing on radio and television, as well as at folk festivals, schools, and giving talks to students at the School of Scottish Studies.

Nevertheless, she continued to undertake work typical of Travellers, such as helping farmers at harvest time, berry picking, willow basket making and collecting whelks on the coast at Montrose. The title of her first book was immortalised in Adam McNaughtan's iconic song which has since taken on a life of its own in the folk singing scene, and, poignantly, it was also the final song Betsy sang, the night before she died during the Auchtermuchty Folk Festival in August The second part of Betsy's story, 'Red Rowans and Wild Honey', was published posthumously in , with later editions including a third instalment from her unfinished manuscripts, which she was working on when she died.

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He has grown splendid wheat, but the distance from the market precludes the successful cultivation of that grain. He worked for his father until he attained his 22nd year, when he took up land at Homebush, Sheffield, Canterbury. After holding land there for eight years, he took up land successively on the Waimea Plains, at Heddon Bush, and at Gore; but left the latter place on the opening of the Waiau settlement.

Mr Whyte has had long service as a school committeeman, and has been two years chairman of the Clifden committee.