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
Some time ago Patrick Coyne asked about the plaque that was at the Durban Post Office. I remember it well as it was on the right hand side looking at the frontage. It was mounted on a small stone base … Read More
Michael Kamionka sent me this picture of the Coca-Cola neon sign which was mounted on the wall of the Fairhaven Hotel facing the South Beach. Anyone who had ventured down to the beach area at night would have seen this … Read More
I know nothing regarding when school cadets were introduced at High Schools in Natal, so someone who would be some years older than I, perhaps could enlighten me. Perhaps it was a legacy of the South African War 1899-1902 but … Read More
Graham Read in a post mentioned the name William Hartley School in Hopelands Road Overport. Hopelands Road is at the crest of the Overport Ridge and runs behind the ridge past the back of Parklands Hospital. I have come across … Read More
I have recently bought a book called “Taking Stock – The Natal Education Department Looks Back”. The book was written by Simon Haw published by The Natal Education Department in 1995. This interesting book covers the period from when the … Read More
It is 50 years since I got my driver’s licence and I went through the same ritual as so many of my time. At that time driver’s licences were issued to those who had turned 18. A learner’s licence had … Read More
As usual my late father-in-law kept a newspaper record of some of the events of the years 1964 and 1974 so here goes. 1964 Harry Fisher and Gordon Rowe of Johannesburg won the Dusi Canoe Marathon. With the Umgeni in … Read More
This picture of Bentleys taken off another site I visit, reminded me of a similar Bentley (the big one in the middle of the picture) that used to be parked in upper West Street outside what was then Adlam Reid … Read More
I mentioned that I visited Evelyn House in Richmond in a previous post, see Elizabeth Robb’s Memories. I was loaned a little booklet giving some detail of the Sparks Family by Mrs Maureen Stoute, a descendant and Evelyn House resident, … Read More