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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Cosmo Chat
This is the Cosmo Club as it is today. In the 1960s it was set back quite considerably but as you can see it now borders Umgeni Road. I incorrectly said Soldiers Way in my first comment in that Old … Continue reading
Water for settlers
I am very grateful to my informant Roger Ingle who was kind enough to obtain permission for me to re-publish Dr Tim Francis’ authoritative article on Durban’s early water holes, and the quality of water that was obtained from them. The article … Continue reading
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Cosmo chat
Allan Hannah, a comparatively recent convert to to FAD, has sent a couple of e-mails. In answer to a recent question about the Cosmo and Firefly nightclubs, he wrote: Hi Allan Just had a look at the FAD site for … Continue reading
Missing statue
My informant Arthur Gammage, from ‘The Corporation’, has written in to ask if any reader has a picture of a statue missing from Medwood Gardens. He wrote: There was a bronze sculpture of a little girl in Medwood Gardens, now … Continue reading
Replies
I have added a couple of replies to the post about Geoffrey Charlesworth, in the form of comments below the entry. Click here and scroll down to view them. It also looks like the riddle of whether one or two submarines were … Continue reading
Housekeeping
Viewing old diary entries (from August 2011 to now) The front page of the diary only displays on the the last 10 diary entries (or posts). To view previous entries, you can either access older entries by clicking on a … Continue reading
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Charlesworth pictures
My correspondent Chris Charlesworth (who recently sent info about his Durban postcard page) has asked me to publish a request about the paintings of his uncle, the artist Geoffrey Charlesworth. Chris wrote: I’m collecting photos of paintings by my cousin … Continue reading
Postcard page
My correspondent Chris Charlesworth has a cool page with quite a number of vintage Durban postcards displayed on it. Enjoy.
Nightclubs anyone?
My regular correspondent William Paterson has a query that he hopes other readers can help him out with. He wrote: Can anyone provide info on The Firefly Club on the Bluff (near the old whaling station) and the Cosmo Club … Continue reading
Cenotaph gates query
More from my late father’s scrapbook. He not only took pictures but luckily took the time to date them as well. This picture of my sister and I standing in front of the Durban Cenotaph in January 1949 raises some questions. … Continue reading