Redhill & Turtle Cove 1966
Hi I'm new to the site. We lived in Redhill in the mid 60's, and my dad was in the army. I am trying to find out which part of Red Hill we lived in, could anyone help please?Also looking for people or...
View ArticleOrigin of Perkins Road name?
Does anyone know the origin of the name Perkins Road? It's in a book called Hong Kong's street names and their origins but that book is unobtainable for me. I lived on that road from 1980-1982 in...
View ArticleClaude Burgess Colonial Secretary Hong Kong
Any information on Claude and his life would be of interest. I think when he left HKhe necame HK's man in BrusselsForum: General
View ArticleDoes any one know anything about the milestones in 1895 map?
Apart from the two MS5. Forum: General
View ArticleRemoval of graves in unauthorised cemetery adjacent Mount Caroline Cemetery
There are already quite a few posts on Mount Caroline Cemetery, and I contributed to the early discussions, having found myself in the cemetery during my initial search for traces of my grandfather’s...
View ArticleBP marker stones
Several readers have reported seeing marker stones with "BP" and a number on them.We're curious to know what they were used for. One suggestion is that BP stands for Boundary Post, though it isn't...
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Kai Tak Reclamation 1916-1924- Kowloon Bay
To meet Hong Kong's desperate shortage of housing ( a problem which has never been resolved) the largest reclamation project emabarked upon since Hong Kong's foundation was commenced in Kowloon Bay by...
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Memories of Hong Kong, 1947-51
Though I have lived in Australia since 1952 much of my heart is in my native Wales and in the Hong Kong of 1947 to 51.I was sent out (having joined the Colonial Nursing Service) by air - in a Flying...
View ArticleHakka ghost villages
I'm looking for information and / or experts who can tell me more about the Hakka ghost villages around Starling Inlet, Sha Tau Kok Hoi. Forum: General
View Article1.1.2 Maps display faster
I've made some changes so that pages with maps are displayed faster.It all seems to be working well, but please leave a comment below if you spot any problems.Forum: General
View Article1.1.3 New map shows paths and contours
@H Loasked if there's a way to "see both the contour lines and paths (other country park info) at the same time".I've found that the Landscape map by Thunderforest shows both the trails that are marked...
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Shipbuilding in Hong Kong - The Taikoo Dockyard
"Hongkong's Contribution to the Empire" Cover of The Far Eastern Review - May 1924 - Scan from the 'P. A. Crush Chinese Railway Collection' “Hongkong’s Contribution to the Empire”..…. So ran a...
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Fix "scanned photos too small and have large white border"
If your scanned photos look like this: And you'd rather they look like this: The solution is to use the "crop" feature in your scanner's software. The manual that came with your scanner will explain...
View ArticleRichard Henry hamson
I am seeking any information In regards to richard Henry Hamson , I would like to find any pictures or newspaper cuttings either about his marriage or birth notices of his family , his wife was Fanny...
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Shipbuilding in Hong Kong - The Taikoo Dockyard
"Hongkong's Contribution to the Empire" Cover of The Far Eastern Review - May 1924 - Scan from the 'P. A. Crush Chinese Railway Collection' “Hongkong’s Contribution to the Empire”..…. So ran a...
View ArticleLING TONG
In 1927 a ship called TJILEBOET stranded on a small island called LING TONG. Does anyone know the current name and preferably be able to show me a map of Hong Kong where the island is located....
View ArticleHow to recreate a paper map from photos using Hugin software
If you take several photos of a large map and want to reassemble them into a single image, the Hugin application can help: http://hugin.sourceforge.net/Here is my workflow.1. PrepareGet the map as flat...
View ArticleTai Hang Village, CWB, c.1941
Eighty years is a long way to be looking back, but it is natural that I should continue to take an interest in where my wife, then aged three, lived when the Japanese attacked HK in December 1941. It...
View ArticleEmployee Record - Hong Kong Police - Circa 1890's
Hi there,I am trying to identify the period of employment of my grandfather (A Scotsman named Alexander Nichol) who served with the Hong Kong Police Force in the 1890's prior to his joining the Chinese...
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