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1945 Waterloo Road

Submitted by moddsey on Sun, 2017-09-17 23:19

Looking towards Kadoorie Hil and the China Light and Power Heaquarters at the the junction of Waterloo Road and Argyle Street. At the bottom right is the air raid shelter that has been noted here. The shelter appears to be blocked off by an earth embankment. The hand-coloured photo is from 1945 and had been taken by a member of the RAF 5025 Airfield Construction Squadron that was sent out to repair the Japanese constructed runways at Kai Tak and expand other airfields. <Read more ...>

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

1945

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"Stalling Stanley" at The Stanley Empire

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2017-09-17 16:18

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

1942

This poster (or possibly a programme cover?) is on display at the Museum of Coastal Defence.

The show was a big hit, and is mentioned in the diary entries for 25th July, 1942. <Read more ...>

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Submitted by alhill on Mon, 2017-09-11 19:19

Souvenir "V" First Day Cover. Addressed to Inspector James Hill, Registration of Aliens Office, Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Hong Kong, 29 August 1946. <Read more ...>

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Submitted by alhill on Mon, 2017-09-11 19:19

Peace 1946, The Commemorative Cover of Hong Kong. Addressed to Inspector James Hill, Registration of Aliens Office, Special Branch, Police Headquarters, Hong Kong, 29 August 1946. <Read more ...>

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Submitted by alhill on Mon, 2017-09-11 19:08

First Day Cover, Centenary of Hong Kong, 1841 to 1941. Envelope of a letter mailed to the wife of Sergeant James Hill, Hong Kong Police. The letter was mailed to an address in Sydney Australia following the evacuation of Sergeant Hill's family to Australia from Hong Kong via the Philippines. <Read more ...>