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 Alexandra Grammar School - 1958 Joining Notes163 viewsAlexandra Grammar School. To all Parents - Absence from School
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. B29 Superfortress163 views1945. American Airforce B29 Superfortress aircraft over Singapore Royal Naval Base. One such raid sank the Admiralty Floating Dock IX allegedly after the Japanese had already surrendered.
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 Alexandra Grammar School - 1958 Joining Notes159 viewsAlexandra Grammar School. Absence from school
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 Singapore Naval Base Housing - 87 Fiji Road 1997156 views87 Fiji Road. In 1997 leased to the New Zealand Navy for use by their staff and families.
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 Royal Naval Base School Class 1958155 viewsRoyal Naval School Photo taken by T K Lee on 13 Feb 1958. Teacher Mr Bird
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 Royal Naval Base School Showing site pre for new buildings149 viewsRN School. Photo. Showing site preparation for new buildings.
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 Singapore Naval Base - Accommodation. No 1 Singles Mess 'B' Blk149 viewsNaval Base Accommodation. No 1 Mess 'B' Block on Beaulieu Road in 1957. Built by the main contractor Sir John Jackson in the early 1920's to house his staff. Built conveniently close to Beaulieu House a planters property requisitioned to be used by Navy Dept staff supervising the contract. On completion of the build of the Naval Base the block was converted to a mess for single civilian men posted from the UK to work at the Dockyard. Beaulieu House became the Chief of Staffs House.
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 Royal Naval Base School 1959147 viewsRN School. Colin Banks (Rt) and friend arriving school with obligatory wicker basket to carry the days 'survival kit'. water, snacks etc.
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 Singapore Naval Base - Japanese Occupation. Dockyard Store Houses.146 viewsA view from Kings Avenue over the Stores Basin and Store Houses 1945. Note bomb damage to nearest store house roof. Photo curtesy of Mr Earland Clear. Chief Civil Engineer Singapore Dockyard 1945 - 1946
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 Alexandra Grammar School Year Book 1962142 views
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 Singapore Naval Base Housing - 87 Fiji Road 1961142 views87 Fiji Road. A two bedroom detached bungalow built around 1929. Allocated to civilian chargeman and similar grades along with their families on a posting to Singapore. The bungalow had a great view over the Dockyard with sight of any ships berthed on North Wall.
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 Royal Naval Base School. Bussing to school1968141 viewsRN School 1968. Pupil being picked up from his home in the Naval Base to be taken to the RN School. A fleet of Naval coaches (probably 9 or 10) picked up the children from all over Singapore to bring them to the RN School in the Naval Base at Sembawang. Several Naval coaches also picked up the older students and transported them to the Alexandra Grammar and St John's Secondary Modern Schools in down town Singapore.
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