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1950s S. S. Canton

Submitted by moddsey on Thu, 2014-06-05 06:17

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P & O Liner and former troopship at Kowloon Wharves from 1952/1953. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1953

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royal norfolk regiment

scanned negatives

first battalion

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Norwegian Farm Camp/Cassino Lines 1952/53

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2014-06-02 10:42

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likely the home of the Royal Norfolk Regiment during their stay in Hong Kong 1952-53 <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1952

Places shown in this photo:

Norwegian Farm Camp / Cassino Camp / San Tin Barracks [????- ]

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1950s Hong Kong

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scanned negatives

British Army base

British Army in HK

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Hong Kong Club 1952

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2014-06-02 10:40

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part of a series of photos of Hong Kong during Korean War <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1952

Places shown in this photo:

Hong Kong Club Building (2nd Generation) [1897-1981]

The Cenotaph [1923- ]

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1950s Hong Kong

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royal norfolk regiment

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1954 Queen's Road Central

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-24 20:03

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1954

Places shown in this photo:

Edinburgh House [1950-c.1980]

Bank of China Building / Central House / Kai Ming Building [1921-1980]

Marina House [1935-1980]

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1953 Canton Road

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2013-11-24 19:27

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Canton Road near Peking Road. The slope and road in the distance is the access road to the Marine (Water) Police Headquarters. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1953

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Far East Farm Camp

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2011-04-04 12:31

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Main office buildings of HQRA <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1956

Places shown in this photo:

Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

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1950s Hong Kong

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Former British Army Camps

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Far East Farm Camp

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2011-04-04 12:29

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Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1956

Places shown in this photo:

Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

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1950s Hong Kong

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Former British Army Camps

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Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]

Submitted by 80sKid on Mon, 2011-04-04 12:24

Date Place completed:

1949-01-01

Seems to have been used post WWII, especially during Korean War. Location from a mapsite; certainly was around Castle Peak area <Read more ...>

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Former British Army Camps

1950 Military Installations Closed Areas

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View from Shamrock Kowloon

Submitted by David on Sat, 2010-08-21 17:01

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You'll want to click through to Flickr for the original-size version of this - there's lots to see.

In the distance are the black, circular oil tanks, with breakwater beyond that. It looks as though there is a landing craft passing by, a little distance out to sea.

Right from that is the Jordan Road ferry terminal, with lots of buses parked outside it. <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1953

Places shown in this photo:

Jordan Road ferry pier #1 [1932-????]

Site of former Hong Kong & China Gas, Jordan Road Gas Works [????-c.1956]

Liberty Theatre [1949-1997]

Shamrock Hotel [1952- ]

Former Site of Royal Navy Fuel Depot [????- ]

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View From Kai Tak

Submitted by 80sKid on Fri, 2010-08-20 09:16

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thanks to hksparky for pointing these photos out... This is an unusual view - I'm wondering if it's from Stonecutters. You can see Lion Rock on the right <Read more ...>

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos):

1953

Places shown in this photo:

Green Island Cement Works, Hung Hom [1898-????]

Kai Tak Airfield / Airport [????- ]

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