Several familiar faces from my mother's prewar album. Not all were nurses. Standing centre I believe is piano teacher Alvena Laihovetsky aged about 20. I particularly recognise the girl at far left and and the girl next to Alvena. Will try to find their names. Seated second from left would be Elena Laihovetsky, secretary, aged about 18. Will dig out some of my mother's similar pics. - Geoff Wellstead
Curious though to receive an email from your cousin recently seeking to make contact with you. He used an anglicised Russian rendering of my aunt's and mother's maiden surname as 'Layhovezkaya', which suggests he is a predominantly Russian-speaker whereas I have presumed you to be in Australia given your father lived latterly on the Northern Beaches.
After a lengthy break, I'm having a go at updating names with old photos. Have you had any success with the names of other people in these photos? There is clearly a music link and Nick Townley's father (known as Tonoff at the time) in Kowloon may be the main connection, especially as he had a photographic studio plus his expertise with violin.
Afraid nothing more, Michael - whilst I recognised some faces, I have not been able to turn up the photos I would have seen them in.
Common music interests are a possibility. Alvena and Elena/Helen studied piano with Maestro Elisio Gualdi in Nathan Rd. Could also have been non-English backgrounds, HKU/CBS connections, Kowloon orientation, ?St Andrews Church youth group.
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Several familiar faces from my mother's prewar album. Not all were nurses. Standing centre I believe is piano teacher Alvena Laihovetsky aged about 20. I particularly recognise the girl at far left and and the girl next to Alvena. Will try to find their names. Seated second from left would be Elena Laihovetsky, secretary, aged about 18. Will dig out some of my mother's similar pics. - Geoff Wellstead
1938 group Hongkong
Geoff, just curious if you managed to identify any of the others?
MichaelM
1938 student group
Michael - regrettably no.
Curious though to receive an email from your cousin recently seeking to make contact with you. He used an anglicised Russian rendering of my aunt's and mother's maiden surname as 'Layhovezkaya', which suggests he is a predominantly Russian-speaker whereas I have presumed you to be in Australia given your father lived latterly on the Northern Beaches.
-Geoff.
1938 student group
Geoff, yes in Australia and on the Northern Beaches
1938 student group
Hi Geoff,
After a lengthy break, I'm having a go at updating names with old photos. Have you had any success with the names of other people in these photos? There is clearly a music link and Nick Townley's father (known as Tonoff at the time) in Kowloon may be the main connection, especially as he had a photographic studio plus his expertise with violin.
Regards,
Michael
Boris Milenko, Alvena Laihovetsky, etc group
Afraid nothing more, Michael - whilst I recognised some faces, I have not been able to turn up the photos I would have seen them in.
Common music interests are a possibility. Alvena and Elena/Helen studied piano with Maestro Elisio Gualdi in Nathan Rd. Could also have been non-English backgrounds, HKU/CBS connections, Kowloon orientation, ?St Andrews Church youth group.
Sorry I can't help you more!
-Geoff