Friend of FAD Donald Davies previously contributed a page on his Aunt Shirleen Gilbert who owned a music shop in Plowright Lane together with her husband Llewellyn. Donald recently found some pictures relating to her and wonders if … Read More
This wonderful old postcard was sent in by Derek Coleman who says it was originally sent by his grandmother. It isn’t dated but Derek says he things it dates from the 1920s. Share this:
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
FAD wishes all its readers a very Merry Christmas and all the best for 2014. Share this:
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
Readers of this site, between them, know everything and even the most obscure of facts eventually surfaces. The latest example refers to the the diary entry on site dated 13 March, 2005, where I posted a picture of a mysterious … Read More
Reader Alf Boyley has sent in a picture of a Durban Municipal Band helmet badge and wonders if anyone knows anything about the band. He wrote: Hope you are settled in Brisbane and that all is well. I came across … Read More