New on Gwulo: 2021, week 20
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Submitted by David on Sat, 2021-05-22 15:00
A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...
General
- Peter takes us Shopping in Queen's Road Central in Edwardian Times, using advertisements from the early 1900s to introduce the shops in that area.
- dfc introduces the only known Brough Superior motorbike shipped to Hong Kong
- James is documenting Hong Kong's War Department Lots, sites that were used by the British Army.
- John remembers watching a camphorwood chest wood carver at work in 1951
- A new FAQ for Gwulo: How do I find photos of a specific building?
- Readers are looking for information about:
- After the British surrender in December 1941, large numbers of Chinese families left Hong Kong and travelled north into China. theprofessor asks if anyone knows what the journey was like.
- Can anyone add information about the New Method School Kowloon in the 1960s
- If anyone has a copy of W.T. Featherstone’s Register of DBS, does it include a year-on-year staff list?
- What happened to the Arrival Hall Miramar Snack Bar at Kai Tak Airport?
- Does anyone have a list of British military buildings that were in use on Stonecutters in the 1980s?
- After the British surrender in December 1941, large numbers of Chinese families left Hong Kong and travelled north into China. theprofessor asks if anyone knows what the journey was like.
- Updates & answers:
- The 'KGV School 1962-1964' page is now up to 60 comments, re-connecting several old friends after many years
Places
- Hong Kong
- 35 Queen's Road Central [????-????], the building that was there in the early 20th century
- Commodore's Bungalow [1897-????], The Peak
- Connaught Road Central Pedestrian Subway [1959- ]
- Another Dairy Farm Silage silo, near modern-day Fu Yat Yuen [????-????]
- F. Blackhead & Co´s Soap and Soda Factory [1890-????], Shau Kei Wan
- Godowns on Marine Lots 198, 204 and 205 [c.1903-c.1974], predecessor of Kwan Yick Building (Phase 2) [1977- ]
- Liu Chong Hing Bank Building (1st Generation) [1963-2003]
- Piccadilly Mansion [1967- ]
- Pokfulam Conduit:
- Po Shan Mansions [1965- ]
- Rifle range on the Peak: The shooting platforms [????- ]
- Rope Works [????-????], Kennedy Town
- Tai Tam Hill Battery, Tai Tam [1940-????]
- 35 Queen's Road Central [????-????], the building that was there in the early 20th century
- New Territories
- An engraved slab outside the San Wai Barracks, that looks to commemorate a road built there by British soldiers.
People
- KOWLOON DIRECTORY 1894
- Stanley Camp internees
- Elizabeth Evelyn ELLISON / WILLIAMS (née FITZGERALD / SOO, aka Betty / Chin Yu) [1921-c.2011]
- Olive Susannah JEFFERY [1910-1945]
- Andrew Howie MCBRIDE [1900-1955]
- Chris POTTER [1941- ] If any readers know Chris, please ask him to look at the comments to his page as a relative would like to get in touch
- Cyril WALLIS [1903-????] and his wife Pamela Anna WALLIS [1901-????]
- Elizabeth Evelyn ELLISON / WILLIAMS (née FITZGERALD / SOO, aka Betty / Chin Yu) [1921-c.2011]
- Other
- Lilian Constance Seale MARTIN (née ROBERTSON) [1900-1941], VAD
Photos
Nona has posted several photos her father took in 1945, soon after Hong Kong was liberated, e.g.:
Click to see all recently added photos.
