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Old Mine East of The Twins

Submitted by scottp on Sun, 2020-07-19 13:26

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

2020

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Industrial heritage in Hong Kong

Submitted by LizB on Sat, 2019-02-02 17:14

I am putting together a list of past industrial sites (and some present ones) in Hong Kong, with links to the relevant Gwulo pages (or if there is no dedicated Gwulo page for them yet, Public Works Department Annual Reports). There is already a very comprehensive list on the Industrial History of Hong Kong website - my list is just trying to group together relevant Gwulo pages and PWD sources. For now, I have not included sites such as godowns, wharves, piers, electricity substations, etc as they are so numerous that it would be a time-consuming task. <Read more ...>

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Tai Yu Shan mine: the silver mine at Silvermine Bay [1886- ]

Submitted by David on Tue, 2017-06-27 14:42

Date Place completed:

1886-03-28

Date Place demolished:

c.1896-12-31 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

Tymon has written up a thorough investigation of the mine and its history:

http://industrialhistoryhk.org/mui-wo-silver-mine-part-2-the-mine/ <Read more ...>

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Needle Hill Tungsten Mine [????- ]

Submitted by Hugh Farmer on Tue, 2013-05-28 20:49

This brief history of the Needle Hill Tungsten Mine does not attempt to cover the geology or mineralogy of the mine, nor details of the mine workings. For a much fuller account, which includes this information plus photographs, plans and further references, try The Geological Society of Hong Kong Newsletter Vol 9 No 3 pp29-40 <Read more ...>