Lee Men Ltd
Here’s a cool advert sent in by my informant Lorna Thomopoulos. I must confess I don’t remember Lee Men Ltd or Tiles, but the guys look cool anyway. Share this:
First day cover
I have been unpacking boxes and, among my stuff, I discovered this First Day Cover commemorating the centenary of Durban becoming a borough. I had forgotten that I even had it but here, at last, it is. It brought back a sour … Read More
Bits ‘n’ Pieces
posted in: Mini Memories, New Articles, Pictures
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I have had a number of contributions that I need to post. Chris Allen sent in some wonderful pictures, including one of a whaling vessel aground. Chris’s email says that the vessel was named Addington and is aground on the … Read More
Flying boat
posted in: InfoRequests, Pictures
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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
Cinema land
I received a cool picture of Durban’s cinema land from my informant Pat Sligo featuring the Playhouse, Embassy etc.. It gives me an excuse to remind you about the Cinemas pages here and the second, with the new picture added, is here. … Read More
School Badges
posted in: Mini Memories, Pictures
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Clive Herron’s post regarding Mansfield High School had me wondering about the school badge detail. I remember the school wore a green blazer and the seniors wore grey longs and black shoes. I also recall their main rugby field was … Read More
Beachfront memories
I recently received a treasure trove of pictures from my informant Trevor Friend. I have put up a page of some of them, which were taken on the beachfront in 1964 and 1964. The main Beachfront & Entertainment page is here. … Read More
Bayside views
My informant Allan Hannah has sent in some great pictures of Durban Bay from sometime in the 1960s. Putting up his pictures allows me the chance to give a new piece of technology (NextGen picture gallery for WordPress)- a trial. How … Read More
Postcard page
My correspondent Chris Charlesworth has a cool page with quite a number of vintage Durban postcards displayed on it. Enjoy. Share this: