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1901 Mid levels - named houses map

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Public Records Office - Hospital Research

Submitted by annelisec on

There are nine pages that show source information for some private hospitals.  It is a bit fiddly to link to them on the PRO website, so this is an aid.  Click on the graphic to jump to the document.

 

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Matilda Hospital

(Peak)

Ruttonjee Sanatorium -
Seaman's Hospital -
Royal Naval Hospital

(Wanchai)

Pictures wanted

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Hi, I'm writing an historical book on Hong Kong (yes, another!) and urgently after pictures of Sir Shouson Chow and Sir Robert Kotewall. Also any pix of the Stanley POW camp, British prisoner Franklin Gimsom and Japanese Military Governor Rensuke Isogai. Can anyone help steer me in the right direction

Cheung Chau Boundary Stones

Submitted by tngan on

Folks,

During yesterday's gathering a brief chat about the boundary stones in Cheung Chau was brought up.

Here's what I found on the Net.  This group of people already have them mostly figured out.  They have a photo album with maps.

If you have never seen any of these it would seem fit for a day trip following their lead.

Best Regards,

T

1933 proposed redevelopment of Government Hill

Submitted by annelisec on

Our story begins in 1881 when it was discovered that the Hong Kong Ice Company did not have title to the property the Ice House was on.  It was simply paying $1 per year in exchange for storing and providing ice to the public.
Ice House  Battery Path on the left,  Ice House Lane center going uphill

Join gwulo for dinner on Wednesday?

Submitted by David on

Hi,

A few of the regular contributors are getting together for dinner & a chat on this Wednesday, 27th Oct, and you're very welcome to join us. So far we have Annelise, tngan, 80skid, moddsey, Rob Weir, and me confirmed.

We'll meet at the Exchange Square Lobby at 7pm, then head up to the American Club for drinks then dinner. We'll need to make a reservation, so please send me an email if you're joining us:

Photographs Relating to the Hong Kong Volunteers - Public Records Office

Submitted by annelisec on

I've found an album of over 700 photos in the PRO archives, but one has to go through them one photo at a time.  So, I'm trying to make them easier to access.  I am just putting each photo URL sequentially - which is why some are blank.  This is just the first pass, so the Captions are not with the photos yet.

Life Magazine Online

Submitted by 80sKid on

I don't know if anything on this has been posted before, but Google appears to have all the back issues of Life Magazine online. Amazing to flick through and a quite useful resource. Here's one for instance from Oct 7 1940, bringing to life the many faces of the British forces in Hong Kong, the thin red line of empire as they called it, as they await war with the Japanese. 

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