I received this picture of the page of the Daily News Friday 16th 1965 from Trevor Friend. It would have been the middle of the July season so Durban would have been invaded from the north. Interesting to see that … Read More
Personal Early Reminiscences. The alert that Christmas was coming was the early arrival of overseas letters. Letters as opposed to the usual aerogrammes. Christmas letters usually included a card and photos which you could not include in an aerogramme. … Read More
Remembering Christmas. Part 1 My memories of Christmases going back to my pre-teen years are not bad. It would be just about now, a month before Christmas Share this:
A walk down a Memory Lane. Click on Picture to enlarge Amongst the many newspaper cuttings I was given, this one I came across took me back to different times, different chapters. Share this:
1. Methodist Church cnr Moore and Manning Road. The side view different from its normal front view. In the 60s very popular for weddings. 2. St Mary’s Anglican Church Greyville. I remember reading it was one of the few … Read More
Durban Pot Pourri 16 Post Office Part 3 I was giving some thought as to why I remember the Post Office building so well. Share this:
Durban Pot Pourri 15 The Town Hall later the Post Office Part 2 This week its pictures of the Town Hall later the Post Office over the years. There are quite a few so I selected the better ones and … Read More
Pot Pourri 14 The Post Office originally the Town Hall. Part One. If you were born pre 1960 you would have grown up in an era when the Durban City Centre was in a way more part of our lives … Read More
Durban Pot Pourri 13 This and That. I was pleasantly surprised by the great reaction to last week’s Pot Pourri 12 as I thought the pictures were rather meagre but it goes to show as the lyrics go in Chuck … Read More
Durban Pot Pourri Twelve This week is a mix of Congella /Umbilo . There were not too many photos of the area so I hope the few are of interest. I have added some notes but feel free to … Read More