A photograph of Peter Reid

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In 1832 when a cholera epidemic was raging through Wick, Peter Reid printed a daily bulletin giving an account of the deaths in the infected area. Reid went on to establish the John O' Groat Journal which is still in print today, publishing a new edition every Friday.

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