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Au Tau police station

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2013-06-19 20:50
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anyone able to work out where this is exactly?

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1901
Places shown in this photo: 
Former Au Tau Police Station [1900-1942]
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1900s Hong Kong
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Police Station
Au Tau

Fronde Monument

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2013-06-19 19:42
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I don't know what the top building is. Guessing this is around 1910. Is that the Diocesan Girls School behind?

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1910
Places shown in this photo: 
The Monument (1st location) [1908-c.1959]
Diocesan Girls School [1913- ]
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1910s Hong Kong
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Tsim Sha Tsui
monuments

Vestal Monument 1926

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2013-06-19 19:37
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From the picture book - Hong Kong - its Beauty & Romance

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1926
Places shown in this photo: 
HMS Vestal Monument (1st location) [1847-????]
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1920s Hong Kong
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Happy Valley
monuments

Yau Ma Tei Pumping Station - Still there...!

Submitted by 80sKid on Wed, 2013-06-12 16:33
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You can clearly see the remaining structure of the pumping station, once the engineers office and now associated with the nearby Cantonese opera held at Yau Ma Tei theatre. 

Funny to think they were going to tear it down because no one knew what the original purpose of the building was... 

There's no date given but I'd guess c.1900.

I wonder if the AMO has even seen this photo - from UK national archives...

Date picture taken (to nearest decade for older photos): 
1900
Places shown in this photo: 
Yau Ma Tei Pumping Station, Shanghai Street [1895- ]
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1900s Hong Kong
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Yau Ma Tei
Shanghai Street

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