I have just picked up a new comment way back in the diary with a request from Hester Joseph who manages the Diakonia Centre and thought I would give give it its own post and hopefully a bit more prominence. … Read More
Frank Beeton has been a friend (and contributor) to this site for many years and he has written in tell of an upcoming reunion of the 1963 class at Grosvenor High School. Leave a comment below if you’re a member … Read More
The first query today is a really long shot. It’s from Linda Keown (nee Botha) who wonders if anyone might know the final resting place of her father’s ashes. He was Albertus Johannes Botha and died in Durban 29.4.90. I … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More
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 … Read More