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Barques Carrying Cargo 1874 +/- 10 years

Submitted by isioux on Mon, 2014-11-03 03:53

Looking for records of ships in and out of Hong Kong from 1854-1884, particularly the Schooner or Barque Dohphin or Delphin with the Master Lilienthal.  I would be very grateful to learn of sources to consult or any details at all that I could investigate. smiley  -isioux

The people & planes of the HKAAF, 1949-53

Submitted by David on Sat, 2014-11-01 22:00

Thanks to Gordon Randall for sharing these photos with us. They were taken while he was serving with the Hong Kong Auxiliary Air Force (HKAAF) between 1949 and 1953.



Col Ride Inspecting

HE Arrives Outside Peninsula Hotel

Flt Lt T P Styles and Plt Off Sandy Wigram Lead the March Past

HK photos sell for nearly 50,000 pounds

Submitted by David on Fri, 2014-10-31 16:54

Several people have sent me this link:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2814613/Hong-Kong-ve-never-seen-...

I asked my wife if she was the anonymous buyer, sorting out my christmas present. Unfortunately it wasn't her...

Regards, David

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

Submitted by annelisec on Tue, 2014-10-28 11:00

History is mostly guessing; the rest is prejudice.

Will Durant

 

But it is fun - Annelise

Christine Thomas

Submitted by isioux on Sun, 2014-10-26 01:52

In searching for information about my grandfather ...

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Hong Kong photos from the 1940s and 50s

Submitted by David on Sat, 2014-10-25 17:00

Thanks to Siobhan Daiko for sending in these photos. She writes:

I have been sorting through my late mother's photo albums and have found some pics that might be of interest to you.

Happy Valley

Before the war my mother Veronica [1] lived with her parents, Vernon [2] and Doris Walker [3], in Broadwood Rd. They lived at no. 4, I think, and I imagine this would have been the view:

View over Happy Valley
View over Happy Valley

The Peak

Vernon and Doris Walker lived on the Peak in 1941-42 and were there when the Japanese invaded. I think the house was in Plantation Rd., but I can't be sure. Mum died a year ago, unfortunately, so I can't ask her. This was their house:

Selwyn-Clarke's Prison Bible at Bedales School

Submitted by brian edgar on Fri, 2014-10-24 19:12

Note: Access to the Bible and permission for photography and reproduction was kindly granted by Jane Kirby, Librarian and Archivist of Bedales School.

 

Introduction

New "Insert image" feature

Submitted by Admin on Wed, 2014-10-22 18:23

Whenever you're on a page where there is a text editor shown, eg if you're creating a new page or adding a comment, you'll see a new toolbar appears on the right edge of your browser. I've highlighted it in red:

The Origins of Deacons in Hong Kong

Submitted by Brereton_84 on Wed, 2014-10-22 16:59

I see that the origins of the history of Deacons has been recorded on their website:

"The firm takes its name from a young English solicitor, Victor Deacon, who arrived in the burgeoning British colony of Hong Kong in 1880 to join the legal practice established by William Bridges in 1851.

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