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Sailor's Home, West Point, Hong Kong

Submitted by Bobnsue79 on Thu, 2020-01-09 08:40

Hi, I am tracing an ancestor that died intestate in China in 1912. According to the British Supreme Court for China, intestate memo books register record, his father's address is given as Sailor's Home, West Point, Hong Kong. My family believes this may have been a 'post office box' as we know he lived elsewhere with quit a large family. Can anyone advise on this. Thank you.

China Families (genealogy web site, searches directories etc)

Submitted by Jamie Carstairs on Thu, 2020-01-09 01:06

Gwulo users may find the China Families site useful. On it you can find a growing body of information about men and women of many different nationalities, professions and ages, who lived and worked in China between the 1850s and 1940s.

 

These records have been drawn from government department lists, legal and diplomatic records, cemetery lists, and during research undertaken for a number of projects on the history of modern China and of the foreign relations of China.

 

Photos from HMT Nevada 1953 or there about

Submitted by Tunster on Tue, 2020-01-07 00:18

I have found afew old photos from when my father Brian Tunnicliff did his national service and arrived in Hong Kong on the Nevasa. It's probably a long shot but does anyone recognise any of his friends?

 

New on Gwulo: 2020, week 01

Submitted by David on Sun, 2020-01-05 17:57

Happy New Year! I hope you've enjoyed the recent holidays.

It's been a month since the last roundup of what's new on Gwulo.com, so there's lots to catch up on. As always, please click on the photos or the blue links for more information, and please leave a comment if you can add any new details.

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Discovery Bay and Mui Wo

Submitted by danielwettling on Sun, 2020-01-05 08:06

Hello,

I would like to ask, when was the first time, the bay, (which is now called Discovery Bay, ) has been mentioned somewhere in a journal or document, back in the early years of the colonization. Were there fishing people living on that part of the island ? As well with the development of Mui Wo which was known for mining silver.

Any help and information about early settlements, historical facts, in Lantau, Mui Wo and what is now Discovery Bay is very much appreciated.

Thank you very much and a Happy New Year to all members 

Do all HK marina sailboats use fixed keels?

Submitted by Donald W. Ady on Thu, 2020-01-02 23:03
Personally havimg done a bit of inland sailing, I am curious about what was sailed at the yacht clubs. While incollege I sailed a bit summers at an inland lake where I was a lifeguard. The last half of my last summer
there the "sailing master" job dropped in my lap. Inland boats, at least smaller ones, often do not have a
keel, but use a dagger board aka center board, that can be pivoted up out of the water or pivoted down

2019-12 RTHK's Morning Brew: Old HK photos and the new Gwulo book

Submitted by David on Mon, 2019-12-30 16:53

Many thanks to James Ross for inviting me on to today's Morning Brew programme on RTHK Radio 3, for a chat about old Hong Kong photos and the latest Gwulo book.

You can hear us at the link below. Scroll down to the "30/12/2019 - David Bellis - Old Hong Kong Photos and the Tales They Tell" segment and click the arrow to play:

https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/morning_brew/episode/615360

Ewart Hunt Gallery

Submitted by Simon Patton on Mon, 2019-12-30 08:01

I was surprised to come across two images in the Ewart Hunt gallery that feature in the book "Hongkong" by Swiss writer/photographer Martin Hurlimann (published 1969).

The images in question are Ewart sampan girl and Hakka Woman.

I have no idea what this means, but I felt moved to point it out!

Simon

Barracks identification Kowloon side

Submitted by Golo on Sun, 2019-12-29 10:44

Hello to one and all, just joined and would like help with picture identification.My father Albert Stephenson was posted to HK for his national service arround 1952/53.He was serving as a driver in the Royal Corp of Transport,he told me his main taskes was based around transporting new tanks up to the border with China.Or recovery of broken down dead tanks, back to be serviced and overaled back to a working state.I am not sure of where his regular  barracks were located,so would like to ask if anyone can help identify the location of these old black and white  pictures. 

Missing posts and photos.

Submitted by Admin on Sun, 2019-12-29 07:20
Working on some anti-spam yesterday, I managed to break the website. I've restored from a backup which means about 24 hours worth of posts have been lost. I made copies and will post them back later today. Sorry for any trouble this caused. Regards, David

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