For many Durbanites who are now ex pats this may be of interest as no doubt the older ones may remember when Point Road was not that bad. In the late 60/70s , the bottom end of Point Road at … Read More
What happened in Durban 50 years ago? Continuing with my late father-in-law, Mr Archie Black’s newspaper scrapbooks, here is what he pasted up for 1966. Mr Black posted some headlines which were international news so I will include some of … Read More
In the past while I’ve received a number of requests for information and decided to collect them all in one place. Tony Ward wrote: Dear Allan, I’m emailing to inquire whether you (or anyone else who views ‘Facts About Durban’ … Read More
A longstanding friend of mine, over 60 years now, knowing of my interest in Durban, has given me a very interesting book about Old Durban. The book is called “Landmarks of Old Durban” and consists of a series of documentary … Read More
Hi There I have recently received three delightful photos of an old Durban House Boat from Sue Wessels. Sue answered a request from Derek Austin regarding his paternal grandmother’s family and in her note indicated she had a photo of … Read More
A friend from Cape Town sent me some postcards/ pictures of Durban which are not dated but which are interesting in my point of view if one looks at the background. The postcards sent to me are in the main … Read More
Syd Oram asked for information on several Durban topics. In order to “thin the herd” as such I am going to put the Coronation Brick and Tile topic as a separate post as that company goes back many years in … Read More
What happened in Durban 50 years ago? 1965 Carrying on with the newspaper records kept by my late father in law, Archie Black, here are the items he pasted in his scrapbooks for the years 1965 and 1975. Share this:
I do not know how many of you are aware of The Natal Society which is based in Pietermaritzburg. Here are the introductory notes taken from their website: “Founded in Pietermaritzburg in 1851, the Natal Society has served the scientific … Read More
Click on cutting to enlarge. Then click on cutting again. It should enlargen enough to read easily. There must be many now in their 70s who recall the glitz and glam that the Beverly Hills Hotel epitomized. The fairly long … Read More