Dave Papworth
Thanks to Dave Papworth, who attended Tengah '67 to '68, and Bourne School, 1968 to '69,
for these photos which his mother took.
Brownie revels July
1969,
First names, (L-R)
Susan, Helen, Kim and
Jane.
Our Car!
A 1951 Morris. We
travelled over 10,000
miles in it. I
remember that you
could see the road
through the floor in a
few places!
Changi Hotel
Front view of the
Changi Hotel. Some
families stayed here in
transit back to the UK
at the end of their tour.
We were here for two
weeks having missed
our flight back twice!
Changi Hotel
Rear view of the
Hotel. My mum is on
the seat.
Concrete Nanny
Female manual
worker from china,
dubbed "Concrete
Nannies" so called
because they adopted
kids from poorer
families and did
manual work. The
money was used to
give the adopted kids
a good education.
The hats worn were
usually red.
Dakotas
Mums Netball team
the Dakotas. Netball
amongst the wives
was very popular.
Louise Manning is
front row far right.
Phyllis Kieft is second
from left on back row.
If you recognise
yourself or are in
touch with anyone in
this photo, then Dave
would like to hear
from you.
David
This is me looking
out over the harbour
through my then new
"toy".
Far East Mansions
Taken in the grounds
of Far East Mansions.
That’s me in the
glasses and my sister
is in the green skirt.
These are some
puppies we
temporarily looked
after from the SPCA.
Note the Buddhist
temple in the
background.
The boy with the
striped T-Shirt is
Peter Manning. Far
left is Paul Kieft and
next to him with the
dark hair is his
brother Mark Kieft.
Female Cop
A Singapore
policewoman. Note
the Anglia van, when
did you last see one
of those?
General View
General view from my
sister’s bedroom
(1969) the Fifth floor
Far East Mansions.
The road was
probably River Valley.
Hill 152
Hill 152 was in the NE
of the island; an old
saw mill was situated
there and was a
favourite place for
the "Mansions" Cubs,
Brownies, Guides and
Scouts to go. Here
we are learning to
cook. (I am in the
green shirt).
Hill 152
Another favourite
Scouting/Guiding
activity taking place
at Hill 152.
Hill 152
Scout camp at Hill
152
I'm on the extreme
right. I believe the
boy on the left in the
blue shirt was named
Ken and the boy next
to me was named
Richard.
Lightning
One of 74 Sqn's
Lightning’s, "Delta"
taken at Tengah.
Lion Dance
Lion Dance during
one of the National
Days.
Locals
Two local girls taken
in the Botanical
Gardens. The floral
display in the
background was part
of a working clock.
Locals
This was part of a
funeral party.
Macritchie Reservoir
A fountain at
Macritchie reservoir,
the Islands largest of
three.
Malaya Village
A typical Malaya
Village built on
wooden stilts over
water.
Malaya Village
The same village (I
think) but this section
was in-land.
Mansions
Far East and Pacific
Mansions taken from
Mount Faber,
Singapore's highest
point. They were
some of the tallest
buildings at the time.
National Day
National Day parade,
Aug 1968.
National Day
National Day again,
this time members of
the Singapore police,
note the National
Theatre in the
background.
National Theatre
A side view of the
fountain at the front
of the National
Theatre building. I
believe this has now
been demolished.
