Photos by author: IDJ

Year Title
1951 AIR CRASH-Mount Parker-11 March 1950-page 01
AIR CRASH-Mount Parker-11 March 1950-page 01

1951 AIR CRASH-Mount Parker-11 March 1950-page 002
AIR CRASH-Mount Parker-11 March 1950-page 002

1951 GINGLES-newsprint advert
GINGLES-newsprint advert

1952 HKAAF-crashed Harvard recovery-1952
HKAAF-crashed Harvard recovery-1952

1952 Kowloon-Naval basin-Canton Road beyond HK Wharves
Kowloon-Naval basin-Canton Road beyond HK Wharves

1952 Sunning House Hotel-Champagne Room-advert
Sunning House Hotel-Champagne Room-advert

1953 Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-May 1953
Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-May 1953

1953 Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-1953
Cathay Pacific -Air Hostesses-including Margaret Wheeldon-1953

1953 RAF Handley Page Hastings crash.jpg
RAF Handley Page Hastings crash.jpg

1953 RAF Handley Page Hastings crash possible cause
RAF Handley Page Hastings crash possible cause

1953 LEE THEATRE-3D Cinema show-1953
LEE THEATRE-3D Cinema show-1953

1954 MODE ELITE-advert
MODE ELITE-advert

1954 Richard Nixon Library-Yuen Long
Richard Nixon Library-Yuen Long

1954 The Toby Jug-Waterloo Road
The Toby Jug-Waterloo Road

1954 Brian Farrell HKAAF accident-18-07-1954
Brian Farrell HKAAF accident-18-07-1954

1955 Far East Motors site Middle Road-later site of Ambassador Hotel etc
Far East Motors site Middle Road-later site of Ambassador Hotel etc

1955 Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce

1955 Kai Tak-Japanese-Operations building on a mound
Kai Tak-Japanese-Operations building on a mound

1955 North Point 'A' power station turbine hall in 1955
North Point 'A' power station turbine hall in 1955

1955 Central District-waterfront-circa 1950s
Central District-waterfront-circa 1950s

1955 Shatin Heights Hotel-China Mail-24-09-1955
Shatin Heights Hotel-China Mail-24-09-1955

1956 Kai Tak-new runway construction-rock dumping
Kai Tak-new runway construction-rock dumping

1956 BOAC-First Chinese stewardess' training in the UK
BOAC-First Chinese stewardess' training in the UK

1956 Harbour bridge
Harbour bridge

1956 RAF-Battle of Britain Week flypast-1956
RAF-Battle of Britain Week flypast-1956

1957 Kai Tak-Air Traffic Controller's anecdote-Perils of Runway 13s road crossing
Kai Tak-Air Traffic Controller's anecdote-Perils of Runway 13s road crossing

1957 US Navy sightseeing
US Navy sightseeing

1957 Kai Tak runway 13-airliner departing from extension over Sai Kung Road
Kai Tak runway 13-airliner departing from extension over Sai Kung Road

1957 Kai Tak-runway 13-extension pad-pilot's view
Kai Tak-runway 13-extension pad-pilot's view

1957 Kai Tak-runway 13-extension pad
Kai Tak-runway 13-extension pad

1957 Morrison Hill Mystery-China Mail
Morrison Hill Mystery-China Mail

1958 Owen Fitzwilliam Hamilton-Airport Commandant
Owen Fitzwilliam Hamilton-Airport Commandant

1958 Hung Hom-KCR tracks to dockyard via Baker Street-bottom left -behind the bus
Hung Hom-KCR tracks to dockyard via Baker Street-bottom left -behind the bus

1959 SHEUM'S CIRCUS-Kowloon City Bus Terminus
SHEUM'S CIRCUS-Kowloon City Bus Terminus

1959 RIkki's restaurant advert
RIkki's restaurant advert

1959 Hong Kong Auxilary Air Force-social-group-circa 1959
Hong Kong Auxilary Air Force-social-group-circa 1959

1959 WW2 ace Douglas Bader visiting RAF Sek Kong
WW2 ace Douglas Bader visiting RAF Sek Kong

1959 Kowloon-KCR mixed freight & passenger train leaving TST terminus
Kowloon-KCR mixed freight & passenger train leaving TST terminus

1950s Kowloon peninsula.jpg
Kowloon peninsula.jpg

1950s Cathy-Pacific-DC6B-airliner-Journey Log-book.jpg
Cathy-Pacific-DC6B-airliner-Journey Log-book.jpg

1960 GILMAN MOTORS-Hillman Minx-Extra Power Elegance, Safety and Comfort
GILMAN MOTORS-Hillman Minx-Extra Power Elegance, Safety and Comfort

1960 National Toy Company & The Union Toy Company adverts.jpg
National Toy Company & The Union Toy Company adverts.jpg

1960 Chequer board hill with radar unit on top
Chequer board hill with radar unit on top

1960 Kotewall Road-1961
Kotewall Road-1961

1960 WInner House Hotel-Kings Road & Sunning House Hotel-Hysan Avenue-adverts
WInner House Hotel-Kings Road & Sunning House Hotel-Hysan Avenue-adverts

1960 Hong Kong -Tonnachy Ballroom-leaflet-1960s
Hong Kong -Tonnachy Ballroom-leaflet-1960s

1960 Russian Restaurant-Humphrey's Avenue-advert
Russian Restaurant-Humphrey's Avenue-advert

1960 RAF Shatin-headquarters location
RAF Shatin-headquarters location

1960 Tonnachy & Oriental Ballrooms-leaflet & dance ticket.jpg
Tonnachy & Oriental Ballrooms-leaflet & dance ticket.jpg

1960 Kai Tak airport site given up when new runway built-early1960s
Kai Tak airport site given up when new runway built-early1960s

1960 Hong Kong-RAF Shatin-3 Austers in compound & 1 taking off-see shadow on runway-1960
Hong Kong-RAF Shatin-3 Austers in compound & 1 taking off-see shadow on runway-1960

1960 Green Jade-Tsing Bik Villa-sitting-out area & swimming pool-from HK Surgeon-1964 edition
Green Jade-Tsing Bik Villa-sitting-out area & swimming pool-from HK Surgeon-1964 edition

1960 Royal Navy Scimitar on typical Hong Kong aircraft carrier
Royal Navy Scimitar on typical Hong Kong aircraft carrier

1960 Green Jade-Tsing Bik villa's development-HK Surgeon-1964 edition
Green Jade-Tsing Bik villa's development-HK Surgeon-1964 edition

1961 USAF plane crashes into Shaukiwan hill-1961
USAF plane crashes into Shaukiwan hill-1961

1961 Waterloo Road Hill proposed developments
Waterloo Road Hill proposed developments

1962 Conduit Road-1962
Conduit Road-1962

1962 Fong Sum-film star-Kai Tak-1962
Fong Sum-film star-Kai Tak-1962

1962 RAF Shatin-aftermath of Typhoon Wanda-1962
RAF Shatin-aftermath of Typhoon Wanda-1962

1962 RAF losses-Typhoon Wanda.jpg
RAF losses-Typhoon Wanda.jpg

1962 RAF Meteors arrive for scrapping-1962.jpg
RAF Meteors arrive for scrapping-1962.jpg

1962 Sr G.Aurely-retired Hong Kong businessman-1962
Sr G.Aurely-retired Hong Kong businessman-1962

1963 Assembling-multi-tap-distribution manifolds for street-side use
Assembling-multi-tap-distribution manifolds for street-side use

1963 Water rationing-every possible container will have to suffice
Water rationing-every possible container will have to suffice

1963 Water rationing-everyone has to queue
Water rationing-everyone has to queue

1963 Water rationing-isolating water supplies outside the Hilton Hotel
Water rationing-isolating water supplies outside the Hilton Hotel

1963 Water shortages-empty reservoirs means water rationing
Water shortages-empty reservoirs means water rationing

1963 Water-shortage-ship-tankers-chartered-by-government.
Water-shortage-ship-tankers-chartered-by-government.

1964 Kai Tak Amusement Park-Monorail
Kai Tak Amusement Park-Monorail

1964 The Biarritz dredging at Plover Cove
The Biarritz dredging at Plover Cove

1965 Hong Kong-China border-1960s
Hong Kong-China border-1960s

1966 HMS EAGLE-Fairey Gannets on deck-1966
HMS EAGLE-Fairey Gannets on deck-1966

1966 Victoria Heights disaster-rainfull statistics-HK Standard
Victoria Heights disaster-rainfull statistics-HK Standard

1966 Kai Tak-BOAC CUNARD-Boeing B707-5 p.m. arrival from the UK
Kai Tak-BOAC CUNARD-Boeing B707-5 p.m. arrival from the UK

1966 Kai Tak smoker-B727 departing
Kai Tak smoker-B727 departing

1966 Kowloon-Sand Pebbles movie location buildings
Kowloon-Sand Pebbles movie location buildings

1966 Repulse-Bay-Headland Road-The Lookout?
Repulse-Bay-Headland Road-The Lookout?

1966 Hung Hom-Dockyard-Tantallon Terrace-on site staff facilities
Hung Hom-Dockyard-Tantallon Terrace-on site staff facilities

1968 Peninsula Hotel guest-Noel Coward & Noon Day Gun
Peninsula Hotel guest-Noel Coward & Noon Day Gun

1968 KCR -Carriage balcony riders
KCR -Carriage balcony riders

1968 Lai Chi Kok government incinerator-1968
Lai Chi Kok government incinerator-1968

1968 BLUE SKY BAR matchbox cover
BLUE SKY BAR matchbox cover

1968 US NAVY-Aircraft Carrier-off Wanchai-1968
US NAVY-Aircraft Carrier-off Wanchai-1968

1969 Harbour from Blake Pier-June 1969
Harbour from Blake Pier-June 1969

1969 Mid Levels -1969
Mid Levels -1969

1969 BOAC-Before you take off-with babies-Advice leaflet-cover only
BOAC-Before you take off-with babies-Advice leaflet-cover only

1969 Mid Levels & Peak residences-1969
Mid Levels & Peak residences-1969

1960s 1960s Connaught Rd C Shop Houses
1960s Connaught Rd C Shop Houses

1970 Cavendish Heights-Hong Kong Electric Company staff quarters
Cavendish Heights-Hong Kong Electric Company staff quarters

1970 KCR -Carriage steps riders
KCR -Carriage steps riders

1971 Kai Tak-still high to get down onto the original 1958 short runway
Kai Tak-still high to get down onto the original 1958 short runway

1972 RAF KAI TAK-Opening Of Gray Block-1973
RAF KAI TAK-Opening Of Gray Block-1973

1972 HUD-Hydrofoils + Jetfoil + base of hammerhead crane-1972
HUD-Hydrofoils + Jetfoil + base of hammerhead crane-1972

1972 Wandering Shoe Repairer-Beacon Hill-1972.
Wandering Shoe Repairer-Beacon Hill-1972.

1972 Kai Tak Airport-chequer board-west facing side-idj pic.
Kai Tak Airport-chequer board-west facing side-idj pic.

1973 Chinese liner GUANGHUA-ex HIGHLAND BRIGADE
Chinese liner GUANGHUA-ex HIGHLAND BRIGADE

1973 Kowloon-New World Centre-construction-aerial-1973
Kowloon-New World Centre-construction-aerial-1973

1974 FRANCE-Ocean Terminal-Feb-1974
FRANCE-Ocean Terminal-Feb-1974

1975 P&O liner on its way for scrapping-Orient Overseas liner-which one?-1970s
P&O liner on its way for scrapping-Orient Overseas liner-which one?-1970s

1975 Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park Monorail
Lai Chi Kok Amusement Park Monorail