New on Gwulo: 2023, week 16

What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:

 

Next Thursday evening, 27 April, I'm giving a talk to the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch. We'll see a selection of photos from my collection, but also look at what goes on behind the scenes:

• Where to find old photos
• Tips for buying, and scams to watch out for
• Potential causes of damage and how to keep your photos safe
• Using the computer to enhance the photos
• Uncovering the photos’ stories
• Photos in print vs. photos on screen
• The latest artificial-intelligence tools, how they can improve a photo’s appearance, but also their limitations

Guests and non-members are welcome, so it will be great to see you there if you're free. The talk will be held at the Visual Arts Centre on Kennedy Road, and starts at 7pm. Click for details & booking.

 

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General

• Past sites of the Harbour Office
  
   
• Readers ask:
  • What was the K.S. Lo Gallery building in Hong Kong Park used for originally?
    
     
  • What did "earth coolies" do?
    
     
  • Does anyone have any old pictures of the various mansions / villas that once made up On Lok Tsuen in Fanling?
    
     
  • Eddie's mother worked in the Gloucester Building. He'd like to hear from any staff or their children who lived in the Gloucester Building's staff quarters, and any family of Mr & Mrs Au Lam who ran the cake shop there.
    
     
  • What was the ruined concrete building on the shore of Kau Sai island, Saikung used for?
    
     

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Places

• Hong Kong Island
  
  • Barkers / Barker's Bungalow, Sai Wan (Chai Wan) [????-????], purchased in 1929 by the Scout Association of Hong Kong
    
     
  • Hong Kong Central Hospital [1949-2012]
    
     
  • Kennedy Town Police Station (2nd location) [1900-1969]
    
     
  • 33 Magazine Gap Road, aka "The Pink House" [1949- ]
    
     
  • Mount Davis Port War Signal Station [????- ]
    
     
  • Pedder's Wharf (1st generation) [c.1866-c.1874]
    
     
  • Possession Point Battery, Sheung Wan [1850-????]
    
     
  • The Towers, 20 Broadwood Road [1916-????]
    
     
  • Two-Storey Building - 1A Garden Road [????-????], originally a kitchen within Murray Barracks, later occupied by various government departments.
    
     
• Kowloon
  • Minden Apartments [1957- ]
    
     
  • Peninsula Apartments [1958- ]
    
     
  • 164 Tai Nam Street [????- ]
    
     
• New Territories
  • Boulder at Ki Lun Kong Public Park, Tuen Mun [????- ]
    
     
  • Man Mo Temple, Tai Po [1892- ]
    
     
• Harbour
  • Anti-submarine Boom (First location) [1939-1940]
    
     
  • Anti-submarine Boom (Second Location) [1940-????]
    
     
  • East Lamma Minefield [1940-????]
    
     
  • West Lamma Minefield [1939-????]
    
     
  • North Lantao Minefield [1939-????]
    
     
  • Tathong Channel Minefield [1939-????]
    
    
    
     

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People

The Anglo-Chinese Calendar publication is a good source for lists of  foreign residents in Hong Kong during the years 1845-1851.

• Organisations
  • Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service (QARNNS) [1884- ]
    
     
  • Wing Fong Tailor [????-????]
    
     
  • Yee Sing Naval & Military Tailor [????-????]
    
     
• Interned in Stanley Camp
  • A list of internees: John Black's list of Stanley Camp internees
    
     
  • Charlotte Mabel BIRD (née MAY, aka Charles / Birdie) [1905-1992]
    
     
  • Ruby Elizabeth CLARK / SCOTT (née GAN / HARRIS) [1912-1989]
    
     
  • Olga Heather FRANKLIN [1895-1987], matron and author of Report of the Matron of the Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong (1941-1945)
    
     
  • Gwynydd Marjorie GRIFFITH [1909-1977], nursing sister
    
     
  • Winifred Agnes PENNY (née ROBINSON, aka Bonnie) [1905-2005]
    
     
  • Iris Amy Lilian ROLLIN [1905-1977], nursing sister
    
     
  • Christian James Ernest SCOTT (aka Jock) [1918-2000]
    
     
  • Maud WARD [1890-1973], matron
    
     
  • Millicent Alice WOOD [1894-1982], nursing sister
    
     
  • Fedor Longinovich ZADORIN [????-????], policeman
    
     
• Other
  • Lucy Maud BAIRD [1888-1978]
    
     
  • Cecil Stanhope BLAIR-HICKMAN [1897-????], Royal Navy Paymaster Commander in Hong Kong prior to the Japanese occupation.
    
     
  • Gladys Emma DONNITHORNE (née INGRAM) [1891-1977], missionary
    
     
  • Arthur Ernesto GOMES [1917-2007], HKVDC, POW
    
     
  • Elizabeth Eleanor KIEN (née PENNEY) [????-????]
    
     
  • William MELROSE [1906-????], draughtsman at Taikoo Dockyard & Engineering Co.
    
     

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Photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two photos from The Hong Kong News, anniversary edition, 25 Dec 1942

 

 

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