Reader Gordon Forrester left a comment on an earlier post about the 1950s but I thought I would give it its own diary entry because it covers quite a bit of ground and may provoke some discussion. He wrote: My … Read More
I know many Durbanites who now live overseas do visit this site and I suppose it is appropriate to let them know of developments in the once fine city centre. This article appeared in the Sunday Tribune this past Sunday … Read More
Commemorating the Arrival of the Byrne Settlers 1849. 12th May 2019 marked the 170th anniversary of the arrival in Durban of the vessel, Wanderer with the first boat load of Byrne Settlers. In 1849, 15 Byrne Settlers amongst 108 passengers … Read More
Reader Belinda dropped a comment on the very popular Arcades of Durban post and it raised so many memories I thought it should have its own post. She wrote: Reading all these posts have brought a flood of memories … I can’t … Read More
Tom Chalmers was an early contributor to this site and we were saddened to hear of his passing on August 25, 2018. Here at FAD we’d like to offer our condolences to all his friends and family and remember him … Read More
Reader Alan Thom wrote in with this to say: David touched my heart and memories of Durban is so many ways. [See David’s article on the watering holes of his youth. Ed.] I was 6 years old when my Dad … Read More
Syd Oram has written in with a query on the origin of the name Old Mill Way in Durban North. He thought it might been named after a sugar mill which may or may not have been where the the … Read More
Taking a cue from the Glenwood Matric Class photo posted a while back, I thought of the idea of posting Durban School Matric classes over the years. I’ve cleared it with Allan Jackson and he liked the idea. It would … Read More
Reader Ken Rigney recently sent in some memories of his early life in in Jacobs and hopes we could help with photos and other information to add to his stock of information. My name is Ken RIGNEY. I was born … Read More
Here’s another message that rather fell through the cracks. It arrived quite a long time ago from reader Bles Grobbelaar. He wrote: Hi Allan, Durbanites and friends Yesterday I was an 11-year-old bare-footed youth swimming at Fynnland Beach and today … Read More