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Looking for my old friend

Hi Gwulo Community,

I found this site a few days ago through another old Hong Kong friend and I was so excited to see it and all the wonderful photos.

Dorothy Elizabeth DARKIN (née DAVIES) [1931-1972]

Status: 
Deceased
Sex: 
Female
Names
Family: 
Darkin
Given: 
Dorothy Elizabeth
Maiden: 
Davies
Birth
Date: 
1931-04-29
Birthplace (town, state): 
Finsbury, Islington, London
Death
Date: 
1972-05-01
Cause of death: 
Cancer

Dorothy Elizabeth Darkin née Davies (born sometime between April and June 1931) was married to a Rick Darkin (I think maybe Richard Eric son of Norman Darkin?) who was a Superintendent in the RHKP in Mongkok, Kowloon at the time of her death. We believe she had left the UK for New Zealand as a nurse in the late 1950s before ending up in HK. She had two sons (Angus and Rodney) who would have been born in the 1960s. The last known address was in Broadcast Drive, Kowloon.

Birthplace (country): 

17-19 Kennedy Road. Copyright Lo Family. benbowen.

The Lo Yuk-Tong family house, at 17-19 Kennedy Road, was first built in 1919, and demolished near 1970.

17-19 Kennedy Road. Copyright Lo Family. benbowen.

The Lo Yuk-Tong family house, at 17-19 Kennedy Road, was first built in 1919, and demolished near 1970.

17-19 Kennedy Road. Copyright Lo Family. benbowen.

The Lo Yuk-Tong family house, at 17-19 Kennedy Road, was first built in 1919, and demolished near 1970.

17-19 Kennedy Road. Copyright Lo Family. benbowen.

The Lo Yuk-Tong family house, at 17-19 Kennedy Road, was first built in 1919, and demolished near 1970.

Austin Avenue Kow loon early 196s

Hello

I'm interested to hear from anyone who might have informaiton and or pictures of what Austin Avene and the surrounding area looked like in the early 1960s. I am a foundling who was left on the stairwell of number 9 Austin avenue that "block" when last I visited back in 2012 was offices and a night club
But I would love to know more about that area what was there where the local police station might have been

Many thanks
L

Unknown estate under construction, 1965

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965

Hi all, my first post here. Can anyone identify where this photo was taken?

It was uploaded by H. Grobe to the Wikimedia Commons under a free licence with no information attached other than the date, 1965. I've been trying to add the location, but I'm stumped!

I have poked around numerous locations on Google Earth including Aberdeen, Wah Fu/Cyberport, Tuen Mun, island east, Tsing Yi, Sai Kung...but nothing stands out in particular. Made more difficult by the reclamation and the fact that these buildings have likely been redeveloped.

1966 Cameron Road

Image (external): 
Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1966
Image Galleries: 

Fire Fire c1965

Image (external): 

don't know the location

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1965
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