Reader Brian Finch wrote in to ask a question about where the Umgeni emptied into the sea: Allan I would be pleased if you could settle a matter of fact for me re the Umgeni River mouth. I have always … Read More
The picture below was sent in by my regular correspondent William Paterson. He said that it is in his family’s Zululand photo album and that it might have taken at either Lake St Lucia or Lourenco Marques. He was interested … Read More
My informant Clive Herron wrote in recently about Mansfield High School, and some missing memorials. He had this to say: Hi Alan Great Website! This year would have been the 100th of Mansfield High School, now incorporated into the Steve Biko … Read More
My informant Arthur Gammage, from ‘The Corporation’, has written in to ask if any reader has a picture of a statue missing from Medwood Gardens. He wrote: There was a bronze sculpture of a little girl in Medwood Gardens, now … Read More
My regular correspondent William Paterson has a query that he hopes other readers can help him out with. He wrote: Can anyone provide info on The Firefly Club on the Bluff (near the old whaling station) and the Cosmo Club … Read More
More from my late father’s scrapbook. He not only took pictures but luckily took the time to date them as well. This picture of my sister and I standing in front of the Durban Cenotaph in January 1949 raises some questions. … 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
My informant William Paterson has written in to ask if anyone remembers steam-powered lorries similar to one above, being used in Durban during WWII. To answer, leave a comment by clicking the link below, or contact me in the usual … 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
I think I’ve got most of the diary housekeeping issues out of the way in the last few entries and so I thought I’d make a start on some of the piled-up requests for information. Frikkie Buys wrote: Do you … Read More