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Auxiliary Nurses

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2014-09-14 21:32
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940

Clipping from page 15, Hong Kong Telegraph, 1940-11-15

Lilian Bagram - Auxiliary Nurse

Submitted by lizchater on Wed, 2014-09-03 23:34
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Lilian Bagram selling poppies in her auxiliary nurse uniform

1941 Stands at Happy Valley

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2014-08-24 16:57
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941
Places shown in this photo: 
Happy Valley Racecourse [1846- ]

Photo courtesy of Henry Ching:

The race course stands in 1941, location of a civilian relief hospital (Photo from Pow Mah published by Col.H.B.L.Dowbiggin,1965).

1941 Nursing Detachment, Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

Submitted by Admin on Fri, 2014-08-15 15:53
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1941

Photo courtesy of Henry Ching, scanned from the Centenary Number of "The Volunteer".

Clearwater Bay

Submitted by stepheneroberts on Mon, 2014-06-30 04:37
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1947
Places shown in this photo: 
Clearwater Bay Kowloon [????- ]

A day at the beach.  This is mt mother Emma Roberts on left, with anunidentified friend, with my brother David at far laft and me in the background, aged 3.  Photo endorsed on back in my mother's writing, "Clearwater Bay Kowloon Hong Kong Aug 1947".  

1946 Gingles Cafe, Wanchai

Submitted by moddsey on Sat, 2014-06-07 12:13
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1946

DUNROSE, Castle Peak

Submitted by IDJ on Sat, 2014-05-24 20:12
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Dunrose, Castle Peak [????-????]

From the book 'At Least We Lived' by Emma Oxford. The text relates that it was the residence of Eddie Teesdale when he was District Officer for Yuen Long. circa 1949

Causeway Road in 1940s

Submitted by Edmond on Sat, 2014-05-24 12:24
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1948
Places shown in this photo: 
Causeway Road: The 'Causeway' in Causeway Bay [????- ]

Tramline along Causeway Road in 1940s

c1949 tramline

Submitted by Joseph on Fri, 2014-05-23 21:19
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1949
Places shown in this photo: 
Causeway Road: The 'Causeway' in Causeway Bay [????- ]

Rare view showing a high- and low-level tramline. Any idea on the location? Causeway Bay may be.

Regards,

Joseph

Joe Savitsky

Submitted by Admin on Sat, 2014-05-10 16:29
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1940

Detail cropped from this photo:

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