Star Ferry - Kowloon side

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Submitted by annelisec

currently on DelCampe.net. This does not look like Kowloon Star Ferry to me. Is it ?

http://delcampe.net/page/item/id,98371952,var,Chine-Hong-Kong-Star-Ferry...

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Star Ferry - Kowloon side shows Place Kowloon Star Ferry Pier (1st location) [????- ]

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Star Ferry Kowloon?

Permalink Submitted by Ho Lim-peng (not verified) on Thu, 2010-07-29 14:12.

It looks like the wharf belongs to "Anglo American" probably the oil compamy which became Esso, (from Standard Oil) and now Exxon. The boats do look like early 20th century Star Ferries

Kowloon Star Ferry

Permalink Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2010-07-29 15:21.

The Kowloon Star Ferry Wharf in the 1900s as I understand lay to the north of the current one near to the main entrance of the Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.

Same photo 1900s

1906

So this was "Wharf"'s wharf

Permalink Submitted by annelisec on Thu, 2010-07-29 18:05.

So this was "Wharf"'s wharf ? And this is their godown ? Wharf bought the Star Ferry in 1898, I think.

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Permalink Submitted by annelisec on Thu, 2010-07-29 18:14.

http://gwulo.com/sites/gwulo.com/files/images/1900s%20Kowloon%20Docks,.p...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3098/3163677043_1d9a4bf5b5_o.jpg

Star Ferry Kowloon - recommendations for including pictures

Permalink Submitted by David on Thu, 2010-07-29 20:28.

If it's on gwulo.com, we can use the little camera icon in the edit window to embed it:

Two benefits:

This way the reader can click the photo to see the original, and find out any more information that is there (date taken, places shown, comments, etc)
It also means when the directory naming changes next (it's happened twice so far), the link to the picture will still work - the link directly to the jpg file will break.

If it's on Flickr, use their "grab the HTML" option, and paste that in:

Again, that lets the viewer click through to Flickr to find out more about the original, and protects you from Flickr changing their directory names.

Or you could just link to it if it has already been set up as an image (external) on this site.

This approach should only take a few seconds more than pasting in a direct link to the jpg file. If the way I suggested seems too difficult / time-consuming, please let me know where the hold-up is and I'll see if there are any tips I can give to make it easier.

Regards, David

Kowloon Star Ferry

Permalink Submitted by moddsey on Tue, 2010-09-28 18:36.

Maps of the Kowloon Star Ferry Pier can be viewed here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/50066665@N03/4684953468/

After the typhoon of 1906 had destoyed the pier, the Star Ferry Pier was entirely reconstructed on a new plan the following year which allowed the ferries to go alongside and berth parallel to the quay wall instead of right angles to it.

I reckon this postcard photo shows the 1907 pier from landside.

In 1914, a large new wharf for the Star Ferry launches was completed. The wharf was divided into two sections (Kowloon Permanent Piers No. 32 and 33), one for the ordinary ferry service and the other for the railway service.

1916 piers from landside. The KCR colonnade was extended to the Kowloon Star Ferry Pier in 1916.