Something rather different this time and though not strictly “Facts” about Durban it does relate to life in Durban a startling 75 years ago. It is often spoken about that Durban at one time in its history was one of … Read More
For many Durbanites who are now ex pats this may be of interest as no doubt the older ones may remember when Point Road was not that bad. In the late 60/70s , the bottom end of Point Road at … Read More
What happened in Durban 50 years ago? Continuing with my late father-in-law, Mr Archie Black’s newspaper scrapbooks, here is what he pasted up for 1966. Mr Black posted some headlines which were international news so I will include some of … Read More
For those Durbanites now living in other parts of the world and who left before this project was completed you may wonder what the finished product looks like. Also, the older Durbanites who knew this area from the 60/70s will … Read More
I was sent these pictures of Durban taken probably in the 1920s / 1930s. Click on the pictures to enlarge. This postcard shows the view of Durban looking across the Bay towards the Bluff. Share this:
Cycling stalwart Geoff Waters got in touch a while ago to say that he had just put the finishing touches to a short history of the Mayville-Kings Park Cycling Club and asked if we would be interested in hosting it … Read More
A while ago I received an email from Marek Warunkiewicz which told the story of his father Janusz Warunkiewicz who designed the Ocean Terminal (always fondly known in our family as the White Elephant) on T Jetty and much of the … Read More
In the past while I’ve received a number of requests for information and decided to collect them all in one place. Tony Ward wrote: Dear Allan, I’m emailing to inquire whether you (or anyone else who views ‘Facts About Durban’ … Read More
Yay!! Facts About Durban is available again at only AUD22.00 per copy plus postage from on-demand printer Lulu.com. It took a while but I finally got my A into G and uploaded the book’s files to Lulu. Ordering is as simple as going to my page … Read More
We have had quite a few queries in recent days about the history of the Newmarket Stables in Durban which are apparently threatened with closure. If anyone has old photos or knows anything about the historic background it might help … Read More