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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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 Gemas147 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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 Jewellery140 viewsMy mother took this photo of the jewellery sellers somewhere down in Singapore town.
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 Jalan Kemuning149 viewsView from our bungalow in Jalan Kemuning looking across to what I think was the Pover’s bungalow (Leslie Pover their daughter sculpted the new Nelson Trafalgar 200 statue in Portsmouth)
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 Oggy Night142 viewsThe Oggy Night version of a Maypole Dance. The fan the ribbons were attached to was never quite the same again.
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 Achille Lauro153 viewsThe ship that was diverted from its normal Australia - Italy run to pick up a large contingent of Brit Families returning to the U.K. after exams on 30th July 1968 which left from the Liner Pier in the docks at Singapore. (not the location of this Lauro Line publicity photo)
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 Laughter in the Dark130 viewsDockyard Players actors for the production of "Laughter in the Dark"
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 Chargemans Bungalow174 viewsA picture which was passed to me by a friend, taken in the late 50's or early 60's in the Naval Base, we think this may have been the single men's quarters for unaccompanied chargemen
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 Falkland Road162 viewsThis photo was not labelled, but we think it may be Falkland Road in the Naval Base, but if anyone can identify it, let me know.

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 Achille Lauro 1968178 viewsThe Carnaby Street night party on board the Achille, August 1968Aug 13, 2017
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 Achille Lauro 1968183 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 Floods224 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 & mickey172 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's177 viewsDec 10, 2013
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 The St. John's Railway Club199 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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 Packing184 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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 Oronsay167 viewsThe best shot of the Oronsay I could get in the days before wide angle lenses.Dec 10, 2013