Dubai in the 60s
Sep 29th 2013, 9:26 pm
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Dubai in the 60s
Sep 29th 2013, 9:40 pm
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
I bet the service was spot on then 
Sep 29th 2013, 9:58 pm
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
What's going on there then.....?
Sep 30th 2013, 12:06 am
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Sep 30th 2013, 12:36 am
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Sep 30th 2013, 12:59 am
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
Cyclone in the 60's?
Sep 30th 2013, 1:56 am
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
Halloween 1961.
One guy dressed as Yaser Arafat and another as the Headless Horseman.
One guy dressed as Yaser Arafat and another as the Headless Horseman.
Sep 30th 2013, 2:18 am
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
Well I found the site interesting, read about the assassination of the Sharjah sheikh....
Sep 30th 2013, 2:39 am
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http://www.harrys-stuff.com/recollections/oilman.php
The stories are definitely more interesting than the pictures
The stories are definitely more interesting than the pictures
Oct 3rd 2013, 6:33 pm
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Re: Dubai in the 60s
There is a reference to Chelleram's food merchants - they are still there, near the Municipality offices just across from Union Metro station...........
