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Thanks to Louis Watkins for sending these photos in from his time in Singapore. Lou was in Singapore from May 1965 to July 1968. First attending Bourne School then in September 1966 St. John's.

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 The St. John's Railway Club443 viewsThe St. John's Railway Club layout at the school Open Day in 1968, the only person I can positively I.D. is Andrew Cole who is at the back right in shorts.
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 Ice cream tricycle400 viewsPush bike ice cream salesman in Tank Road on the day of the Thaipusam procession.
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 107 Wellington451 viewsOur house in the Naval Base opposite the Dockyard swimming pool, tennis courts & football pitch
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 Oggy Night439 viewsThe Mad Dockyardies abroad, celebrating Oggy Night at the Dockyard Social club, not all of them were from Devonport (They received temporary West Country passports for the night!)
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 Gemas358 viewsThe Loco directly ahead of the camera is, I think 564.04 the ill fated loco mentioned in the article.
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 View of St. John's415 views
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 Gemas400 viewsBranch train arriving at Gemas from the east coast, tall lad on the right is probably Geoff Cox, as it certainly isn't Mick Ellison or Ian Hughes
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 circa1967 photo of Maria Googan438 viewscirca1967 photo of Maria Googan with their cook Amah outside their home in 109 Wellington Road, Singapore 27.

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 Achille Lauro 1968447 viewsThe Carnaby Street night party on board the Achille, August 1968Aug 13, 2017
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 Achille Lauro 1968435 viewsAchille Lauro, August 1968. Winning fancy dress group. We were red indians from the blackfoot tribe. Left to Right. Steve Edgecumbe, unknown, me, Fred, Cliff Andrews.Aug 13, 2017
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 Wellington Floods479 viewsView across to the Dockyard swimming pool taken at the same time as the football pitch floods showing how the drains couldn’t cope.Dec 10, 2013
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 Tiger & mickey416 viewsOur tomcat Tiger & Anna Googan’s female cat Mickey enjoying the sun, possibly after creating the kittens that Mickey had.Dec 10, 2013
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 View of St. John's415 viewsDec 10, 2013
stjohnslayout.jpg
 The St. John's Railway Club443 viewsThe St. John's Railway Club layout at the school Open Day in 1968, the only person I can positively I.D. is Andrew Cole who is at the back right in shorts.Dec 10, 2013
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 Packing433 viewsMy mother writing the inventory of what possessions were going in which packing crate as the packers wrapped everything up in June 1968.Dec 10, 2013
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 Oronsay428 viewsThe best shot of the Oronsay I could get in the days before wide angle lenses.Dec 10, 2013