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1896 Map of Kowloon - "Water Supply, Kowloon Peninsula"
Look how empty Kowloon was in 1896. (Show me) <= Click the 'Show me' to update the map, and show the 1896 overlay.Only three areas show any significant signs of development: several blocks around...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 17
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:Geoff Sugars asks if you recognise anyone in this photo of his christening, taken at St John's Cathedral in 1940: Any...
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1960s Seafront at Sai Ying Pun
Where: Over at the right edge of the photo there are two spires.They belong to HKU's main building.1912 HKU, by zhoumeiqingWith the University over to our right, the photographer must be somewhere...
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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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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 19
Friday May 25th is Quiz Night !The RAS have invited me to be quiz master for their Quiz Night on Friday, 25th May. Expect questions about old Hong Kong photos and a selection of the odd historical...
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1960s Rennie's Mill
Where: The photographer is standing on a hillside, looking south across Rennie's Mill (today's Tiu Keng Leng). An earlier view from the 1950s was taken from a slightly different angle, and shows the...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 21
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:Kwok-wing CHENG [1914-????], member of the BAAGWas Alastair Morrison, Senior Superintendent of Police, a brother-in-law...
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1960s Quarry Bay
Where: The name of the tug, "TAI KOO" is the clue. Part of its work was to serve the Taikoo Dockyard, and that dockyard is what we can see in the foreground.We're looking at the eastern end of the...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 22
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:People identified in this photo include Violet Lucy Chan, Irene Cheng, Freda Gwilliam, Ann Crozier and Daisy Jex. Can...
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Hot & thirsty: the struggle to supply Hong Kong with drinking water
After an unusually hot month of May, I've been thinking about Hong Kong's drinking water. I've never had to worry about water rationing, so I take it for granted there's water in the tap. That's only a...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 24
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleWe're lucky to have had several interesting articles about people added to the site since the last update.First is a memoir written by Catherine...
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1957 Map of Hong Kong & Kowloon
The following map is courtesy of Andrew Suddaby. He picked up this copy in 1957 during his National Service here in Hong Kong.Cover, by Andrew Suddaby It shows Hong Kong island's north shore and...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 26
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: PeopleLooking for information about:Mavis Gock MING [1916-2008], daughter of Chinese father and Australian mother. Moved to Hong Kong in 1939 and involved...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 33 - Part 1
There's lots to catch up on after the summer break, so I'll split this update into two parts: People and Places first, then new Photos and other news in a second message. As always, you can click on...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 33 - Part 2
Here's the second half of the summer update:A book I've been waiting for impatiently is finally available: Barbara Anslow's wartime diaries are now available in print, under the title Tin Hats and...
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"View of Central Harbour from West Point"
Where: The clue to this photo's location is the new-looking four-storey building in the centre, and in particular its shape: there aren't many triangle-shaped buildings along Hong Kong island's north...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 35
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: What's OnHoward Elias is leading a tour of the Jewish Cemetery in Happy Valley on Sunday afternoon, September 16th. This is a repeat of last year's tour,...
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1951 Ruins on Mount Austin
Where: This view isn't difficult to locate, as though over 60 years have passed, the road in the foreground looks much the same today. (E-mail subscribers, please click to view the web version of this...
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New on Gwulo: 2018, week 36
A summary of what's new and updated on Gwulo: MapsThe Survey & Mapping Office (SMO) have put their collection of historic maps and aerial photos online for all to access. They're a great resource...
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Memories of life in Hong Kong, 1938-39
Barbara Anslow had left Hong Kong in 1929, but returned in 1938 in time for her twentieth birthday. Here Barbara tells us what it was like to live in Hong Kong at that time, first giving us an...
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