The previous post by guest diarist Gerald Buttigieg is the first in the diary which takes advantage of a WordPress feature that allows you to hide part of a long entry, but still leave it accessible when anyone wants to … Read More
My late father in law, Arch Black was born in Durban in 1914. He went to Redhill Primary followed by DHS, then with the noted A.S. Langley as Head. He worked for the City Engineers Dept. till he retired having … Read More
I am delighted to say that FAD now has it’s first guest diarist. In keeping with the relaxed nature of the site, however, I’ve only now got around to introducing him, well after his first post. Gerald Buttigieg is a … Read More
Next year 2012, will mark the 50th anniversary of the inception of Active Citizen Force training as it was then known. It would be for many 18 / 19 year olds, the start of 9 months full time military training. … Read More
I discovered recently that Google had cut off the free site search facility that had served the visitors to this site. Their service now costs $100 a year and, although I have thought about free alternatives, there is really nothing … Read More
My informant PJ Thomas remembers flying to Durban via BOAC flying boat. He wrote: Hi, I came across your web page and thought you might be interested in my experience. After WWII my dad was demobbed from the air force. … Read More
Back on 21 October 2009, Robin Lamplough wrote to ask if anyone had heard of a firm called Eagle Cabinet Works. Neil Gould has now replied to the effect that: Eagle Cabinet Works belonged to the late Joe Eagle [a … Read More
Reader Patrick Coyne is currently working on a history of Gordon Road Girls’ School for its centenary next year and is calling for any information, stories and pictures that you might be able to contribute. Leave a comment by clicking … Read More
A couple of years ago, I posted a letter from Wim Mutsaerts detailing some of the history of the city hall organ and the deplorable condition in which it now finds itself. Things do now appear to be moving forward … Read More
My informant Moira Badstubner originally let me know about an organisation she had had been a member of, the The International Arts League of Youth. That article is here on the site, but in her latest letter, received during my … Read More