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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/eindex.html Hong Kong Public Libraries] | *[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/eindex.html Hong Kong Public Libraries] | ||
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**Information about the contents of the [http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rlr/services_rlr_historyhk.html#oldnews Old Newspapers] data base, and microforms available. | **Information about the contents of the [http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rlr/services_rlr_historyhk.html#oldnews Old Newspapers] data base, and microforms available. | ||
**[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rls/services_rls_nps.html Newspapers and Periodicals Services] | **[http://www.hkpl.gov.hk/english/services/services_rls/services_rls_nps.html Newspapers and Periodicals Services] | ||
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**[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070316120518 The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894]. discovershropshire.org.uk. [http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/ksli/shrop_hongkong.htm K.S.L.I.: Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894] britisharmedforces.org | **[http://www.discovershropshire.org.uk/html/search/verb/GetRecord/theme:20070316120518 The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894]. discovershropshire.org.uk. [http://www.britisharmedforces.org/li_pages/regiments/ksli/shrop_hongkong.htm K.S.L.I.: Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894] britisharmedforces.org | ||
**Details of [https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk, . Available at the [[British Library]] | **Details of [https://www.dixonsmedals.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=1001747 ''The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894''] “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk, . Available at the [[British Library]] | ||
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**[http://www.casademacau.org.au/history/historyarticlepages/calamity.htm 'An unexampled calamity' - The Hong Kong Plague of 1894] by Stuart Braga. Originally in ''Casa de Macau Australia Newsletter'', September 2007 and January 2008 issues. www.casademacau.org.au | **[http://www.casademacau.org.au/history/historyarticlepages/calamity.htm 'An unexampled calamity' - The Hong Kong Plague of 1894] by Stuart Braga. Originally in ''Casa de Macau Australia Newsletter'', September 2007 and January 2008 issues. www.casademacau.org.au | ||
**[http://newspaperarchive.com/london-and-china-telegraph/1894-07-16/page-14 ''London And China Telegraph'', July 16, 1894 Page 14] newspaperarchive.com | **[http://newspaperarchive.com/london-and-china-telegraph/1894-07-16/page-14 ''London And China Telegraph'', July 16, 1894 Page 14] newspaperarchive.com | ||
Revision as of 20:10, 5 December 2013
Contents
Records
- British and Indian Armies on the China Coast 1785-1985 by Alan Harfield 1990 is available at the British Library. Includes lists such as “List of Known Recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894” and “List of Officers who served with the Hong Kong Regiment 1892-1902”. This link lists some “Military Commanders of Hong Kong and China” from the book (pages 483-484)
External links
- Hong Kong Public Libraries
- Information about the contents of the Old Newspapers data base, and microforms available.
- Newspapers and Periodicals Services
- The BACSA Archive at the British Library has the following catalogue entries in respect of Hong Kong
- David’s Gwulo: Old Hong Kong including
- Deaths Tell The Story Of Life In Old Hong Kong by Louisa Lim August 21, 2012 npr.org. An article about Patricia Lim and the Hong Kong Cemetery
- China Coast Family History University of Bristol Historical Studies Department
- A search facility for a database which contains details of foreign burials in a number of cemeteries in China, covering the 1850s-1949
- Online Directories including some for Hong Kong
- Rudi Butt’s Hong Kong’s First. A blog about historical aspects of Hong Kong
- 1894 Plague
- The K.S.L.I. and the Hong Kong Plague, 1894. discovershropshire.org.uk. K.S.L.I.: Hong Kong Plague Medal 1894 britisharmedforces.org
- Details of The Whitewash Brigade: The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 “includes all known recipients of the Hong Kong Plague Medal”. www.dixonsmedals.co.uk, . Available at the British Library
- 'An unexampled calamity' - The Hong Kong Plague of 1894 by Stuart Braga. Originally in Casa de Macau Australia Newsletter, September 2007 and January 2008 issues. www.casademacau.org.au
- London And China Telegraph, July 16, 1894 Page 14 newspaperarchive.com
- London And China Telegraph September 3, 1894 Page 27 newspaperarchive.com
Second World War
- Hong Kong War Diary : Hong Kong Defenders ,December 1941-August 1945 Includes Indian Army Units and Indian Medical Service
- The Battle of Hong Kong 1941: A note on the literature and the effectiveness of the defence by Lawrence W C Lai, University of Hong Kong , Discussion paper series, July 2000 html version, original pdf
Historical books online
- Online books are available at the website Hong Kong & the West until 1860 , a digital initiative from the University of Hong Kong Libraries. Browse the titles
- Restricted access. Online books are available at the website China Through Western Eyes , from the same source. Covers the period until 1911, although the date of publication may be later. Includes titles about missionary work. Unfortunately this database is no longer publically available.
- Online Directories from China Coast Family History University of Bristol Historical Studies Department. Mostly these focus on Shanghai, althogh there are some about Hong Kong
- Who's Who in the Far East, 1906-7, June Achive.org
Journals online
- Online editions of Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 1961-2007 from Hong Kong Journals online The University of Hong Kong Libraries
- "Transactions of the China Medico-Chirurgical Society" [Hong Kong], 1845-46 by H. A. Rydings Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 13 (1973)
- "Incident between the Hong Merchants and the Super-cargoes of the British East India Company in Canton, 1811" by J. L. Cranmer-Byng Journal of the Hong Kong Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society Volume 15 (1975)
- "The Colony of Hongkong - From a Lecture on Reminiscences of a long Residence in the East" by Rev. Jas. LEGGE, D.D., LL.D. The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East Volume 1 No. 3 (1872)
- "Historical Outline of Medical Missions at Canton, Hongkong and Macao" The China Review, or notes & queries on the Far East Volume 4 No. 5 (1876)
