New on Gwulo: 2023, week 24

Submitted by David on Sun, 06/18/2023 - 23:00

What's new and updated on the Gwulo website:

General

Memories of:
- living in the Government quarters on Ventris Road
- Carol Bateman School of Ballet
Readers ask:
- Who was the Major Somerville at the Mount Austin Barracks in 1898?
Brian has added a Chronology of Selwyn-Clarke's time in prison during 1943-44
1979 Typhoon Hope
Here's the photo of the 100-year-old building that was missing from last week's newsletter:

Po Leung Kuk Chan Au Big Yan Home for the Elderly, by jpkgwuko16
Congratulations to Dr Stuart Braga, who has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for service to education administration, and to community history. Stuart is currently adding biographies of his family members to Gwulo:
- Jean Pauline BRAGA [1896-1987], musician and music teacher
- José Maria BRAGA (aka Jack) [1897-1998], athlete, scout, teacher, author, businessman, historian
  
  Jack Braga, 1937. Pencil drawing by Fausto Sampaio, National Library of Australia, by Stuart Braga

Places

Hong Kong Island
- Area destroyed in the Great Fire of Hong Kong [1878-1878]. (Does anyone have any photos of this area taken between 1875 and 1885?)
- Diving Pier, Repulse Bay [1920-????]
- Footbridge between Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Prince's Building [????- ]
- Kennedy Road [1876- ]
- Octagonal iron water tank above Barker Road tram station [????-????]
- The (Royal) Hong Kong Jockey Club Betting Office, Edinburgh Place [1963- ]
Kowloon
- Kowloon Dispensary (Nathan Road, TST) [????-????]
- Pak Ho Restaurant, Kowloon City [????-????]
- Petrol Station, Gascoigne Road and Nathan Road junction [????-1965]
New Territories & Islands
- Incinerator at Tap Mun New Fishermen's Village [????- ]

People

Interned in Stanley Camp
- Charles Gleroy SMITH [????-????], policeman
POWs
- Frederick Augustus KAUFMANN (aka Fred) [????-????], worked in the Royal Naval Dockyard
- Richard PENNY [????-1942], drowned at the sinking of the Lisbon Maru
Other
- Ann HUGHES [????-????], midwife, Assistant-Matron
- Sir Arthur Edward KENNEDY [1809-1883], governor of Hong Kong from 1872 until 1876
- David LOIE (aka LUI Fook-wing / BAAG codename "M.S." / 雷福榮) [1906-1943], employed in the Government Laboratories, and a member of the Hongkong Police Reserve. Executed by the Japanese.
- John Ronald PROBERT [1921-1994], in charge of the REME in Hong Kong in the 1960s
- Erwin William RAETZ [1898-1975] and Florence Grace RAETZ (née MEEKER) [1905-2003], missionaries
- William Thompson ROCHESTER [1905-????]
- Susan Frances SUTTON [????-????], Principal Matron of the Medical Department
- Elizabeth Annette WARNER (née HOWARD) [1912-2000], missionary
- Charles Edward WARREN [1872-1923], died 100 years ago
- Shek WONG [c.1861-1887], a prisoner who died in Victoria Gaol

Photos

BGEC Volunteer Defence Force — BGEC Volunteer Defence Force, by Alison.

victoria foundry advert 1876 — victoria foundry advert 1876, by Klaus

First flight cover sent from Scott Stamp & Coin Co. New York to Graca & Co. on 11 July 1939 — First flight cover sent from Scott Stamp & Coin Co. New York to Graca & Co. on 11 July 1939, by HCIIL

central waterfront — central waterfront, by danielwettling

A censored letter cover sent by O. Kees & Co. to New York on 12 August 1941 — A censored letter sent by O. Kees & Co. to New York on 12 August 1941, by HCIIL

early 60s nathan rd near gascoigne rd looking south — early 60s nathan rd near gascoigne rd looking south, by simtang

distillery and sugar house 1873 — distillery and sugar house 1873, by danielwettling

HK Yacht Club Typhoon Shelter - yacht Phaeon — HK Yacht Club Typhoon Shelter - yacht Phaeon, by Alison.

car and rail — Hong Kong rail car, by modernist

train station — train station, by danielwettling

TST Star Ferry — tst starferry, by danielwettling

Jean’s Third National Pass issued by the Japanese government in Hong Kong — Jean’s Third National Pass issued by the Japanese government in Hong Kong, by Stuart Braga

The staff of St Stephen’s Girls’ School, 1925 — The staff of St Stephen’s Girls’ School, 1925, by Stuart Braga

peak tram station — peak tram station, by danielwettling

HKU High Building Research Station in the early 1970s — HKU High Building Research Station in the early 1970s, by Robert Lam

1970s kai tak passenger terminal ands its surroundings — 1970s kai tak passenger terminal ands its surroundings, by simtang

From the J.M. Braga Papers, National Library of Australia — 1915 Scout Master certificate from the J.M. Braga Papers, National Library of Australia, by Stuart Braga

1997 diocesan girls school — 1997 diocesan girls school, by simtang

1979 demolition of old tst post office — 1979 demolition of old tst post office, by simtang

chater road — chater road, by danielwettling

1956 hong kong products exhibition on central reclaimed land — 1956 hong kong products exhibition on central reclaimed land, by simtang

Harbour at night b. — Harbour at night b., by Andrew Suddaby

Matching signatures found on Olga Franklin's embroidery and Day Joyce sheet — Matching signatures found on Olga Franklin's embroidery and Day Joyce sheet, by Alan Ho

Master William Thompson Rochester’s photo of S.S. "Eastern Star" — Master William Thompson Rochester’s photos of S.S. ‘Lok Sang’ of ICSN at Victoria Harbour in 1946 (3), by HCIIL

Master William Thompson Rochester’s wedding photo at the Union Church Hong Kong on 19 March 1935 (3) — Master William Thompson Rochester’s wedding photo at the Union Church Hong Kong on 19 March 1935 (3), by HCIIL

Menu for Tiffin at Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. H.J.P. Anderson on November 30th, 1906 at the Hongkong Hotel — Menu for Tiffin at Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. H.J.P. Anderson on November 30th, 1906 in Master William Thompson Rochester’s possession, by HCIIL

A letter cover from Mr. F.A. Kaufmann to Mrs. C.E. Kaufmann during WWII (24-10-1941) — A letter from Mr. F.A. Kaufmann to Mrs. C.E. Kaufmann during WWII (24-10-1941), by HCIIL

neon signs victoria habour — neon signs victoria habour, by simtang

1980s air view at night over hung hom train terminus and Wanchai — 1980s air view at night over hung hom train terminus and Wanchai, by simtang

1970s sham shui po ferry pier 2rd generation — 1980s sham shui po ferry pier 3rd generation, by simtang

1920s Mount Austin Barracks — 1920s Mount Austin Barracks, by moddsey

1970s construction of gascoigne flyover — 1970s construction of gascoigne flyover, by simtang

Gwen Flower's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet — Gwen Flower's signature on the Day Joyce Sheet, by Alan Ho

Charles & Cicely Warren — Charles & Cicely Warren, by jill

Diesel road roller-1960s — Diesel road roller-1960s, by IDJ

"Our squadron in the harbour" — "Our squadron in the harbour", by Klaus

1900s Royal Naval Dockyard Construction Works — 1900s Royal Naval Dockyard Construction Works, by moddsey

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