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1948 Me with my baby amah whose name I know not.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Sat, 2020-09-12 14:09
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1948

1947 - Oct 5 christening walking to Chatham Rd.jpg

Submitted by Nona on Sun, 2020-09-06 16:27

Amah Theft 16 Kennedy Road The China Mail, page 4, 14th February 1917.png

Submitted by eurasian_david on Tue, 2020-05-12 23:28
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1917

Walking down to the swimming pool on Lantau

Submitted by jjohnantonsmith on Fri, 2020-01-17 20:36
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1939

Pixie Smith in the background, my amah, two unknown girls and myself in the lead.

Household staff of R W Smith

Submitted by dby on Fri, 2019-08-23 23:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1938

Taken at Chinese New Year 1938

From left to right, all dressed up in their best clothes:
The Boy - Ah Gung
The Coolie - Ah Jo
The Amah's daughter, Ah Kwan Dai, who helped with the washing
John's Amah, Ah Foon

Amahs' Room A Watch b.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Wed, 2019-05-29 22:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

I shared the same room with Paul. Chung, in the background, was our amah.

Amahs' Room A Watch.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Wed, 2019-05-29 22:14
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1957

Every day each amah did a pile of washing for between 16 and 20  of us.  It was amazing that they managedf to get it all dry In humid or wet weather.

Little Sai Wan Amah Ah Fong 1953.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Wed, 2019-05-29 03:15
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1953

Ah Fong was another of the amahs who loyally moved with the Unit from Camp Collinson to Lyemun and finally to Little Sai Wan.  It must have been strange for them to have a constantly changing group of airmen to look after, and I have often wondered what sort of employment they found when the 367 Signals Unit closed down in 1962.  Hopefully they managed to find work with the civilians who took over the operation.

Lymun Camp Amah Ah Hoi 1952.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2019-05-28 00:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952

Ah Hoi was also an amah at Camp Collinson and she with the other amahs almost certainly moved on to Little Sai Wan when the unit moved there in 1953.  The amahs were all very loyal and hard-working. The background is not very sharp but there are several buildings in the background, which I cannot identify so this photograph might have been taken at one of the other accommodation blocks used by the R.A.F.  (Andrew S)

Camp Collinson amah Ah Fong at work.

Submitted by Andrew Suddaby on Tue, 2019-05-28 00:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1952

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