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Hotel name
Bob Gooderson asks if anyone can remember the name of a hotel that has slipped his mind. He wote: Does anybody remember the name of the hotel which stood on the site where Marine Parade Post office is now sited? … Continue reading
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Getting old
I must be getting old. This is the first time I’ve been convinced I’ve done something on the site and discovered I haven’t. This story goes back a while to 2010 when my informant David Vickery sent in some of … Continue reading
Posted in Mini Memories
Tagged Claridges, Cookie Look, Four Seasons, Hotel, Rock n Roll
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Flying Boat
Can anyone provide the name of the Empire flying boat in the picture below? It was sent in by reader Nicole whose grandfather was Captain Roger P Mollard of Imperial Airways and BOAC. Captain Mollard was apparently based in Durban for … Continue reading
DJ Run Website
John Austin Williams has announced that the website commemorating the Durban-Johannesburg motorcycle race is up and running. You can find it here.
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Durban-Johannesburg
The (DJ) Durban Johannesburg Motorcycle Race was first run in 1913 and completing it must have been a real feat of endurance. The event runs each year and I have been approached by John Austin-Williams to appeal for any information … Continue reading
Posted in InfoRequests
Tagged 1913, DJ, Durban, Johannesburg, John Austin-Williams, Motorcycle, race
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Umbilo Drive-Inn
Today, we have a request by Katrina Anderson for information from anyone who might know the background of the Union Club. Her grandfather William Ewing Watt was apparently a member before he died in Durban in 1943. I’d welcome any … Continue reading
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Search is back!!
We have been getting along without site search ever since Google cancelled FAD’s free search facility. Happily, there seems to have been some sort of u-turn and the facility is now back on the site, and accessible from the menu … Continue reading
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Lee Men Ltd
Here’s a cool advert sent in by my informant Lorna Thomopoulos. I must confess I don’t remember Lee Men Ltd or Tiles, but the guys look cool anyway.
First day cover
I have been unpacking boxes and, among my stuff, I discovered this First Day Cover commemorating the centenary of Durban becoming a borough. I had forgotten that I even had it but here, at last, it is. It brought back a sour … Continue reading
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Tagged Durban Centenary, Durban City Police, First Day Cover, Royal Falkland Islands Police
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Bits ‘n’ Pieces II
I have a few more things for you today including the following from Derek Levy: Claridges Hotel July 1964. I have strong memories of attending Cookie Look hour (5.00pm-7.00pm) at Claridges Hotel over the July holidays. The reason for my … Continue reading
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Tagged Back Room, Fairhaven Hotel, Little Top, Mansfield High School, Sol Kerzner
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