Photos by author: Chris Addison

Year Title
1956 Change to outward route due to Suez crisis
Change to outward route due to Suez crisis

1956 Outgoing passenger list Chusan December 1956
Outgoing passenger list Chusan December 1956

1956 Section of booklet showing layout of the Chusan
Section of booklet showing layout of the Chusan

1956 Embarkation notice December 1956
Embarkation notice December 1956

1956 A postcard of the Chusan
A postcard of the Chusan

1956 Sports deck on the Chusan
Sports deck on the Chusan

1956 A two berth cabin on the Chusan
A two berth cabin on the Chusan

1956 Bombay port of call booklet
Bombay port of call booklet

1956 The lounge on the Chusan
The lounge on the Chusan

1956 The dining room on the Chusan
The dining room on the Chusan

1956 The nursery on the Chusan
The nursery on the Chusan

1956 The smoking room on the Chusan
The smoking room on the Chusan

1957 Returning home -the Big Brother Lighthouse - Red Sea.
Returning home -the Big Brother Lighthouse - Red Sea.

1957 A guide to Hong kong 1950s
A guide to Hong kong 1950s

1957 Sheko Beach
Sheko Beach

1957 Fanling Railway Station
Fanling Railway Station

1957 On board the Chusan, leaving home
On board the Chusan, leaving home

1957 Street view - D'Aguilar Street
Street view - D'Aguilar Street

1957 More boats
More boats

1957 Little red envelopes
Little red envelopes

1957 Dockyard event
Dockyard event

1957 Shatin Railway Station
Shatin Railway Station

1957 Leaving on the Chusan - families waving goodbye at Kowloon Wharves
Leaving on the Chusan - families waving goodbye at Kowloon Wharves

1957 Des Voeux Road, Central
Des Voeux Road, Central

1957 The memorial arch at the Botanical Gardens
The memorial arch at the Botanical Gardens

1957 A few greetings cards
A few greetings cards

1957 Possibly Li Yuen Street East
Possibly Li Yuen Street East

1957 Fanling Railway Station in the New Territories
Fanling Railway Station in the New Territories

1957 Streamers - gradually breaking as the ship departed
Streamers - gradually breaking as the ship departed

1957 Garden Road, the former lower terminus of the Peak Tram.
Garden Road, the former lower terminus of the Peak Tram.

1957 Tiger Balm Gardens
Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 A book telling of the hardship of Chinese workers in Hong Kong
A book telling of the hardship of Chinese workers in Hong Kong

1957 Walking beside the peak tram near MacDonnell Road station
Walking beside the peak tram near MacDonnell Road station

1957 Fanling in the New Territories
Fanling in the New Territories

1957 Selling wares
Selling wares

1957 St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral

1957 Tiger Balm Gardens
Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 St John's Cathedral Review dated December 1957
St John's Cathedral Review dated December 1957

1957 Botanical Gardens?
Botanical Gardens?

1957 Sha Tin in the New Territories
Sha Tin in the New Territories

1957 Suez Canal?
Suez Canal?

1957 St John's Cathedral
St John's Cathedral

1957 Tiger Balm Gardens
Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 Newspaper cutting - Typhoon July 17th 1957
Newspaper cutting  - Typhoon July 17th 1957

1957 Another view of the peak tram - at the MacDonnell Road station
Another view of the peak tram - at the MacDonnell Road station

1957 A view along the peak tram line at the MacDonnell Road Bridge
A view along the peak tram line at the MacDonnell Road Bridge

1957 A view of Sandy Bay with Lamma Island in the background
A view of Sandy Bay with Lamma Island in the background

1957 Detailed map of Hong Kong G.S.G.S.3961
Detailed map of Hong Kong  G.S.G.S.3961

1957 Tiger Balm Gardens
Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 Christmas Card
Christmas Card

1957 Dockyard swimming pool
Dockyard swimming pool

1957 Directing the traffic at the junction of Garden Road and Kennedy Road.
Directing the traffic at the junction of Garden Road and Kennedy Road.

1957 Our family walking in Shelley Street
Our family walking in Shelley Street

1957 The Pagoda at the Tiger Balm Gardens
The Pagoda at the Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 The Superintending Electrical Engineers Dept., Naval Dockyard
The Superintending Electrical Engineers Dept., Naval Dockyard

1957 Walking down a hillside path with my Mum and older sister
Walking down a hillside path with my Mum and older sister

1957 A flower stall
A flower stall

1957 Boats
Boats

1957 Cape of Good Hope Port of Call booklet
Cape of Good Hope Port of Call booklet

1957 The Tiger Balm Gardens
The Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 Menu samples for the S.E.E. Dept annual dinner
Menu samples for the S.E.E. Dept annual dinner

1957 Victoria School Sports Day at the Army Sports Stadium
Victoria School Sports Day at the Army Sports Stadium

1957 My sister on ShekO beach
My sister on ShekO beach

1957 Boats in Staunton Creek, Aberdeen
Boats in Staunton Creek, Aberdeen

1957 My sister at the Tiger Balm Gardens
My sister at the Tiger Balm Gardens

1957 Invitation to dinner
Invitation to dinner

1957 A view from Windy Gap to Shek O
A view from Windy Gap to Shek O

1957 Albert Path
Albert Path

1957 Our flat in MacDonnell Road
Our flat in MacDonnell Road

1957 The Peak Tram
The Peak Tram

1957 Sheko Beach
Sheko Beach

1957 MacDonnell Road - the bottom of the building where our flat was located
MacDonnell Road - the bottom of the building where our flat was located

1957 Getting on the Peak Tram
Getting on the Peak Tram

1957 The Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor, Malaysia
The Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque, Johor, Malaysia

1957 View
View

1957 Victoria School Sports Day.
Victoria School Sports Day.

1957 My sister and I walking along Tramway Path
My sister and I walking - unknown pathway

1957 Rice Fields
Rice Fields

1957 Colombo Port of Call booklet
Colombo Port of Call booklet

1957 Family photo at the border, possibly Shek Chung Checkpoint
Family photo at the border, possibly Shek Chung Checkpoint

1957 The 'Popsy Man'
The 'Popsy Man'

1957 My sister and I - unknown location
My sister and I  - unknown location

1957 The Peak Tram, probably from the May Road Bridge
The Peak Tram, probably from the May Road Bridge

1957 Penang Port of Call booklet
Penang Port of Call booklet

1957 Wyndham Street
Wyndham Street

1957 A walled village, possibly Kat Hing Wai in the New Territories
A walled village, possibly Kat Hing Wai in the New Territories

1957 Entrance to the botanical Gardens
Entrance to the botanical Gardens

1957 The Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens

1957 A view showing Lamma Island in the distance
A view showing Lamma Island in the distance

1957 Singapore Port of Call booklet
Singapore Port of Call booklet

1957 Returning home - a view in Bombay
Returning home  - a view in Bombay

1957 Returning home - Aden, viewed from the sea.
Returning home - Aden, viewed from the sea.

1957 Booklet of photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s
Booklet of photographs of Hong Kong in the 1950s

1957 The Jamia Masjud Mosque , 30 Shelley Street
The Jamia Masjud Mosque , 30 Shelley Street

1957 Fanling railway station in the New Territories
Fanling railway station in the New Territories

1957 The Chusan
The Chusan

1957 A view along Lugard Road on the northern slopes of the peak
A view along Lugard Road on the northern slopes of the peak

1957 Map of Hong Kong shown in Port of Call booklet
Map of Hong Kong shown in Port of Call booklet

c.1957 Child carrying a baby
Child carrying a baby

c.1957 A group of children
A group of children

1958 Passenger list for return journey from Hong Kong 1958
Passenger list for return journey from Hong Kong 1958

1958 P&O information
P&O information

1958 A note to my father when he left the S.E.E. department in 1958
A note to my father when he left the S.E.E. department in 1958

1958 Menu - my Dad's leaving 'do'
Menu - my Dad's leaving 'do'

1958 Invitation to cocktail party on the voyage home
Invitation to cocktail party on the voyage home

1958 Invitation
Invitation

1958 Gala Menu cover
Gala Menu cover

1958 Menu for children's party
Menu for children's party

1958 Fancy dress party for children on board the ship
Fancy dress party for children on board the ship

1958 Menu details
Menu details

1950s Unknown location
Unknown location