A look at what's new on the Gwulo website...
General
- Hong Kong Colonial Military Lands account (1900-1940)
- "Cafe Weismann" vs "Cafe Wiseman"
- Readers are looking for information about:
- The origin of the feral yellow crested cockatoos in central ?
- Photos of Richard Chamberlain FAITHFULL, a solicitor in Hong Kong during the years 1912-1917
- Contact details for Merrilyn STEWART, daughter of William Alfred STEWART
- The origin of the feral yellow crested cockatoos in central ?
Places
- Hong Kong
- Luk Hoi Tung Hotel [????-????], one of the hotels / brothels where internees were kept before they were sent in to Stanley Camp
- Naval Boundary Stone #38 at the Peak
- War Department stone marker near Aberdeen Reservoir [????- ]
- Luk Hoi Tung Hotel [????-????], one of the hotels / brothels where internees were kept before they were sent in to Stanley Camp
- Kowloon
- Belvue [c.1885-????] - does anyone know the location of this building?
- 1869 Business Announcement - Chong-Sha-Wan Picnic House
- Clock Tower of KCR Terminus [????- ] - the clock first started working 100 years ago this year
- Far East Farm Camp [1949-????]
- Kowloon rifle ranges [c.1910-????]
- Temporary Government Buildings at Tai Po [1899-1908]
- United Mansion [1958- ]
- Wylie Court (1st generation) [c.1963-c.1983]
- Belvue [c.1885-????] - does anyone know the location of this building?
- New Territories
- Kwong Fuk Estate [1983- ], and lots of photos of its construction
- Tang Ancestral Hall [c.1300- ]
- Kwong Fuk Estate [1983- ], and lots of photos of its construction
People
- Stanley Camp internees
- Cecil BECK [1928- ], Doris BECK [1936-2018]
- Winifred Barbara DEANE (née MAUGHAN, aka Winnie) [1919-1998]
- Raymond Harper HUGHES [1917-2005]
- Ann Selkirk MUIR (née LINDSAY) [1916-1973], VAD
- Laurentz Reuben NIELSON (aka Laurie) [1901-1957]
- John Edmund RICHARDSON (aka Dicky) [1904-1989]
- Cecil BECK [1928- ], Doris BECK [1936-2018]
- Other
- Montague BEART [1857-1919], President of Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club 1890-1891
- Hugh Gordon MUIR [1910-1941], HKVDC, husband of Ann Selkirk Muir mentioned above
- Thomas Francis O'SULLIVAN [1896-c.1930]
- The Reed family in Hong Kong, including:
Robert REED [1834-1873]- Amaro John REED [1865-1936]
- Robert Cyril REED [1903-1969]
- Wilfred Alexander REED (aka Willie) [1906-1971]
- Amaro John REED [1865-1936]
- Montague BEART [1857-1919], President of Hongkong Corinthian Sailing Club 1890-1891
Photos
Housing Department Projects - Part 1, by MattSonArchitectNZ
now in NASM Washington, by IDJ
by Illustrated London News
Click to see all recently added photos.