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MOUNT PARKER-GOLD CRASH-HK Sunday Herald

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947

A reported substantial discrepancy between what the gold bullion manifest claimed, and the amount recovered from the crash at the time of news-print publication.

Fire up the metal detectors and head for the hills!!

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319 Shanghai Street [c.1926-c.1988]

Date Place completed: 
c.1926-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)
Date Place demolished: 
c.1988-01-01 (Year, Month, Day are approximate)

This is the original location of the shop 老實公司 Lo Shut (i.e. Honest) Company from 1926 to 1988.

The shop moved to Reclamation Street in 1988 and closed in 2010.

Here are some links to further info: http://www.hkmemory.org/old-shops/text/index.php?p=home&catId=43&photoNo=0 ; https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%80%81%E5%AF%A6%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8

Gold-Macau

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1950
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