New on Gwulo: 2023, week 06
What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:
General
- Further discussions on the subject: Where are the horses in old Hong Kong photos?
- Saturday's copy of the Hong Kong Economic Journal printed an interview with David about Gwulo:
- Thanks to wingcli2015 for typing up several more Jurors Lists from 1862, 1864, and 1865
- After the RAF Little Sai Wan site was decommissioned, one of its buildings was blown up in Jackie Chan's film, Police Story Two.
- Hotels and Taverns in Old Hong Kong in 1864 and 1868
- UK readers: I'll be giving a talk in London on April 1st (no joke!), details to follow in a future newsletter. I'm looking forward to seeing you again, as this will be my first talk in the UK since before Covid.
- Memories of:
- Readers are looking for:
- Maritime museums and other possible sources of photos of a chief steward on a Blue Funnel Line ship in 1900.
- Information on a refugee program organised by Irene HoTung, bringing orphans from the mainland to Hong Kong in about 1940.
- We're still looking for the identity of the jockey called "Mr Blank"
- Where in Kowloon was the Armand / Armend Building?
- If we have any readers who were interned in Stanley Camp, do you remember fellow internee Robert Tatz?
- What twin-engine, propeller-type aircraft flew in Hong Kong in the late 1950s / early 60s?
- Where was the Emmanuel Church located on Nathan Road?
- Any new information about the house 'Tanderagee' at the Peak.
- Maritime museums and other possible sources of photos of a chief steward on a Blue Funnel Line ship in 1900.
- Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Hong Kong International Literary Festival:
- David's talk on 11 March: The Stories Behind Old Hong Kong Photos
- David's guided walk on 9 March: A Stroll Through San Po Kong's History
- Several other events with a history theme will be of interest to Gwulo's readers:
- HK URBEX: Exploring Hong Kong’s Hidden History & Unknown Realms
- Les Bird & Caroline Wu with Annemarie Evans: The Vietnamese Boat People in Hong Kong: A Survivor
- Lindsay Varty's guided walk: Sunset Survivors Walking Tour in Yau Ma Tei
- Paul French's workshop: Tools for Researching Family Histories and More in China
- HK URBEX: Exploring Hong Kong’s Hidden History & Unknown Realms
- There are over 100 events in all, so it's well worth browsing through the full list.
- David's talk on 11 March: The Stories Behind Old Hong Kong Photos
- A correction to the photo below. I incorrectly labelled it "Sandy Bay" in the last What's New newsletter, but it is actually a view of Telegraph Bay. Thanks to WYIP for the correction.
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