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? … Read More
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 … Read More
John Austin Williams has announced that the website commemorating the Durban-Johannesburg motorcycle race is up and running. You can find it here. Share this:
My correspondent Chris Charlesworth (who recently sent info about his Durban postcard page) has asked me to publish a request about the paintings of his uncle, the artist Geoffrey Charlesworth. Chris wrote: I’m collecting photos of paintings by my cousin … 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