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 Scout camp at Hill 152139 viewsScout 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.Nov 15, 2013
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 Hill 152157 viewsAnother favourite Scouting/Guiding activity taking place at Hill 152.Nov 15, 2013
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 Hill 152172 viewsHill 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).Nov 15, 2013
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 General view164 viewsGeneral view from my sister’s bedroom (1969) the Fifth floor Far East Mansions. The road was probably River Valley.Nov 15, 2013
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 Female Cop156 viewsA Singapore policewoman. Note the Anglia van, when did you last see one of those?Nov 15, 2013
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 Taken in the grounds of Far East Mansions186 viewsTaken 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.Nov 15, 2013
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 David Papworth146 viewsThis is me looking out over the harbour through my then new "toy".Nov 15, 2013
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 Dakotas187 viewsMums 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.Nov 15, 2013
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 Concrete Nanny165 viewsFemale 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.Nov 15, 2013
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 Changi Hotel172 viewsRear view of the Hotel. My mum is on the seat.Nov 15, 2013
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 Changi Hotel173 viewsFront 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!Nov 15, 2013
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 Our Car!147 viewsA 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!Nov 15, 2013
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