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Grave of LT. EWD. Babington - Died 28.12.1823

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

Grave of LT. EW

Ships Buit by HK & Whampoa Dock 1923 - 1925

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
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1924

a) S.S Yuan Sang  ( launched Dec 1923)

b) S.S Suisang ( launched Nov. 1923 -  sister ship to above)

Lowering a locomotive on the tracks at KCR Terminus March 1947

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
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1947

The crane ship Seishu Maru lowers an UNRRA 2-8-0 locomotive onto the track of the  seafront railway siding alongside the Kowloon Canton Railway’s terminus at Tsim Sha Tsui.

Grave of Captain Abel Vyvyan - Died 2th October 1797

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

Grave of Captain Abel Vyvyan  who died on 12th October 1797 at  Whamoa . Vyvyan was Captain of the East India Company’s ship “Canton” which made several trips to China.

S.S.Changte - built by HK & Whampoa Dockyard

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
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1930

S.S. Changte launched Sep 1925 for Australia Oriental Line  ( AOL )

Plan of HK & Whampoa Dockyard 1949

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949

Layout of HK & Whampoa Dockyard in 1949 showing the internal railway track extending though their premises and exiting the dockyard at the west exit onto Gillies Avenue. 

Grave of Alexander Hill Everett (1792-1847)

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

Grave of Alexander Hill Everett ( 1792-1847) who was the first resident American Minister to China. Having been appointed in 1845, he sailed for Canton but returned home before reaching there because of illness. In 1846 he sailed a second time eventually reaching Canton in the summer of  1847 but died shortly later on 28th June.

Hong Kong Fireboat - Built 1927

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
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1927

Fireboat  built for the Hong Kong Fire Department by HK & Whampoa Dock Co. 

KCR-Kowloon-Docks- Rail-Link

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1960

Extract of British Military map based upon surveys conducted by the Royal Engineers in 1959-64. 

Couper Dock built in Whampoa 1845

Submitted by Chinarail on Thu, 2020-07-09 16:30
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
2003

The surviving Couper Dock on " Danes Island" [ Changzhou Island  (長州島) ]   Guangzhou. 

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