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1910s photos along the tram line
We'll take a tram ride from west to east, looking out at 1910s Hong Kong as we go.Gwulo outing on 28th Jan: Join us for a guided tour around the historic Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley. Click for...
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1930s, The Volunteers
Where: This is a distinctive building, so it's an easy one to identify:VDC Headquarters, by annelisec It was the headquarters building for the Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps. It was built on the...
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New on Gwulo: 2018-04
As an experiment I'll split the newsletter and "New on Gwulo" into two separate posts / emails, with the newsletter sent at the weekend and the "New on Gwulo" sent mid-week. I'll use this new format...
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Author: Phillip BRUCE [1950-2011]Book type: BookIssue 2 of History Notes was compiled by the late Phillip Bruce, and published as a printed booklet in 1989. My favourite article is Dan Waters's...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 05
A summary of the last week's new and updated: PeopleLooking for information about:Laura Jane DRANSFIELD [????-????] and Shirley Anne HEWITT [c.1931- ], who both lived on Broadwood Road pre-WW2.Can you...
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c.1927 Victoria Harbour
Where: I'm curious to know where the photographer stood to take this photo. The buildings in the foreground will help us work that out. London lunchtime meetup, 21st Feb. Click for details. The...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 06
A summary of the last week's new and updated: PeopleLooking for information about:Can you identify any of the people in this school photo from New Method College in 1952:BARBARA FEREDAY HK2.jpg, by...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 07
A summary of the last week's new and updated: PeopleLooking for information about:Can you identify any of the girls at this party in 1953:Wendy Jenkins' Party 1953, by Ngaire AtkinsonOr at this race in...
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Kung hei fat choi!
As we start the year of the dog, what do we have on Gwulo about the history of dogs in Hong Kong?The earliest mention is from a Lane Crawford advertisement in 1879, where they offered "dog collars and...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 08
Two Gwulo events for your calendar:17 March (Sat) - I'll lead a guided walk around Mount Davis for the Royal Asiatic Society. Please watch their events page or contact me for details.21 March (Wed) -...
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Gwulo in the UK
I'm visiting the UK at the moment. Here's a quick recap of last week:Tuesday: Off to a good start - the Cathay Pacific flight was full, but the upgrade gods smiled upon me and I got bumped up a cabin....
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 10
A summary of the last week's new and updated: PeopleLooking for information about:Frederick William PERRY [????- ], a British civil servant who is the father of local actor Anthony Wong Chau-sang...
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Po Kong village [????-1942]
Current condition: DemolishedDate Place demolished: 1942-09-14Last November we moved to San Po Kong (新蒲崗) in Kowloon. The "San" means "New", so I wondered if there was an older Po Kong that it takes...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 12
Advance notice of temporary site closure: The Gwulo website will be offline from the evening of Wednesday 28th March til the following morning. Some important security updates will need to be made at...
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Club Lusitano's historic propeller
When Ian heard I was giving a talk at the Club Lusitano, he tipped me off that they had a valuable piece of Hong Kong's history I should look out for: "Ask to see the old propeller".So last Wednesday...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 14
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:Manley and Madar families in Shanghai and Hong KongWhat did policeman William Stirton MCHARDY [1906-????] receive the...
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1960s Boys feeding chickens
Where: A pleasant rural scene - or is it? Those shoes and clothes look far too tidy for life in the countryside...Sure enough, the wider view shows they're in the middle of the city.Any ideas which...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 15
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo:The Gwulo book is available againIt's been out of print for the last six weeks, so apologies to everyone who has had to wait for their order. I didn't...
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British army blockhouses from the early twentieth century
Though little remains of these structures, Rob Weir has managed to piece together their history and locations:First plansIn 1894, the Hong Kong Defence Plan introduced the use of blockhouses. These...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 16
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:Kenneth BODIE (aka Ken) [1916-1969]Henry ELGAR [c.1816-1852]Alexander KINNEAR (aka Sandy) [1898-1954], policeman &...
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