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Author Archives: Allan Jackson
Spotlight on HMS Durban
This is the first in an occasional series of posts to highlight interesting pages and articles on this site which you may have missed. This one concerns the visit of HMS Durban to Durban in December 1929 and contains some … Continue reading
A mystery!
I wonder if anyone can help out with an question about the location of a gold mine in Bellair which was first raised by Graham Brown on this site a couple of years ago. I did forward the question to … Continue reading
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Paipo board interviews
No, I didn’t know what Paipo boards were either, but it turns out that they are plywood bellyboards which were widely used in the early years of surfing, including in Durban. Bob Green is an expert on such matters and he … Continue reading
Requests and an offer
A few things today. Nicole White wrote: Hi Allan, Happened to see a comment by Rodney 20 March 2013 on FAD regarding Ward and Salmon’s Outfitters. I was trying to find out more information about it myself because of the … Continue reading
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Rikshas
Nicole White sent in the picture above. The Rikshas are a real Durban icon and I’ve always had the feeling that more use should be made of them as a tourist attraction. The ones I’ve encountered have always looked a … Continue reading
Correction
I have been taken to task by Betty Welz about an inaccuracy on the page concerning the visit of Prince George to Durban in 1934. In it I said that the Prince had later become King George VI but, of … Continue reading
Curiosities
Here are a couple of new pictures sent in by Bob Gooderson. This one is of Mini Town which, as far as I know, is operational near to the old Snake Park site. I was in there only once or … Continue reading
Mansfield High
Last month Gary Teague sent in three pictures and a question: Hi I am a school teacher at George Campbell School of Technology –formerly George Campbell Technical high School. We are celebrating our 50th anniversary this year. Here are some old … Continue reading
Inchanga Prep picture
I have just added a picture sent in by Graham Thompson to his contribution to a previous diary entry on Inchanga Memories. The picture is of the pupils at Inchanga Prep, including himself, in 1941.