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View ArticleConduit Road Renumbering 1903 - Present
Caine Road renumbering hereRobinson Road renumbering here Prior to 11th April 1907 the Road from IL 1544 (Buxey Lodge) to Hatton Road was unnamedForum: GeneralTags: Conduit Road
View ArticleThe pineapple business in Hong Kong - any light to shed?
I've been working on the list of taxes etc levied in the first decades of the last century. I was bemused to see that a Pineapple licence, costing $3 per acre is listed. This in a miscelleaneous...
View ArticleHong Kong Hotel
Dear Colleagues,I came across a letterhead of the late Hong Kong Hotel on Pedderstreet dated 1928 where a guest describes the condition of the hotel. I was wondering since the hotels north side was...
View ArticleBowrington Canal
Dear Colleagues,The Bowrington Canal was filled up and demolished, I guess in the early 1930's. Maybe I am wrong with the year. Where has the water since then, from that stream (which was originally...
View ArticleEarly 1945 - life, or rather, death, in Hong Kong
Staying up far too late to scroll through the trove that is St Michael's interment lists - many thanks indeed, Brian! - I am interested in 1945. There are, at the end of December, between 3 - 6...
View ArticleCemetery Burial Lists
From Familysearch.comhttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5FBR-5?owc=collection%2F212...St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery (Happy Valley) 跑馬地天主教聖彌額爾Title and Year Inscriptions, 57頁, 不詳...
View Article1929 Public Works Department Annual Report
A copy of the original is available at HKGRO: http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/a1929/714.pdfExcerpts:[...]Works under the Buildings Ordinance[...]— Q 21 — B. O. O. Work.40. Principal Works of a...
View ArticleOnline application for search of birth/marriage/death records
I'd be interested to know if anyone has been successful with the relatively recent online application facility for records launched by the Births, Marriages and Deaths Office. I've previously only...
View ArticleTranscribing the Rate Books - Kwun Tong retirees
I'll be in Hong Kong for 3 weeks in November and had the idea of perhaps making contact with retirees who live in Kwun Tong near the Public Records Office to join to transcribe a page or two each of...
View ArticleTaxidermists in Hong Kong
Please can any gwulo member tell me if they know of any taxidermists in Hong Kong in the 19th and 20th Centuries and where the records of these taxidermists might be?Forum: GeneralTags: Hong...
View ArticleSubscribe to "71 years ago: Hong Kong's wartime diaries"
Enter your email address below and click "Subscribe", then each day you'll receive an email with the wartime diary entries from today's date, 71 years ago.It's free, your details stay private, and you...
View ArticleCemetery Burial Lists
From Familysearch.comhttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939Z-5FBR-5?owc=collection%2F212...St. Michael’s Catholic Cemetery (Happy Valley) 跑馬地天主教聖彌額爾Title and Year Inscriptions, 57頁, 不詳...
View ArticlePillbox Indication Stone in Tseung Kwan O Trail
I found three Pillbox indication stone in Tseung Kwan O trail, there are two arrow on the stone, I think one is for PB100 and another is for PB103, but still couldn't found those Pillbox yetForum:...
View ArticleOld HK in Taipei?
Hi, just getting ready to head to Taipei for a long weekend, and interested to hear any ideas for less well-known Gwulo-y sort of places to visit. Hong Kong connections a bonus, as are any...
View Articleprofessional photographer 1935 Hong Kong
i have a large photo album dated 1935..with many professional dark sepia photographs of children people.. artisans. ear cleaners..shops..street views harbor views..etc. lots of them... they aren't...
View ArticlePeak Renumbering
This covers the period 1904 -1960. There was a further renumbering that took effect on 1st September 1960 to give the present peak numbering system but I have not found a complete record of the change...
View Article1. Make a page for the person here on Gwulo
A good starting point is to make a "Person" page on Gwulo for the person you are interested in: http://gwulo.com/node/add/personFill in as many of the details as you can, then use the Notes to add any...
View ArticleFilming The Sand Pebbles near Sai Kung
In the summer of 1966 I took over as the Officer in Charge of Sai Kung police station. It was regarded as a very good posting, for there was hardly any crime, and the Sai Kung peninsula and its waters...
View ArticleBuildings with Water Closets in 1880
Here's an unexpected glimpse into Hong Kong life in 1880, a list of the buildings that have water closets: No.When fitted up.East Point, Ice House,Messrs. Kyle & Bain,11873,, Sugar...
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