Brownie revels July 1969533 viewsBrownie revels July 1969,
First names, (L-R) Susan, Helen, Kim and Jane.
Taken in the grounds of Far East Mansions518 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.
Tanglin Court Hotel495 viewsTanglin Court Hotel in the foreground and Far East behind. Some families initially stayed at Tanglin Court while waiting for a vacant married quarter. Posh looking residential flats have since replaced Tanglin Court.
Concrete Nanny491 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.
Wyang theatre487 viewsA Wyang theatre that sprang up in Orchard Road.
Dakotas483 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.
Junior netball477 viewsThis was the Junior netball team from Far East Mansions. Mum used to help with the coaching.
SSPCA473 viewsSome of the Brownies who helped out down at the SSPCA. My sister is in the blue Guide uniform.
Raffles Village470 viewsRaffles Village, not sure what the building was.
TK Chia wrote to say that
Raffles Village is located on Cuscaden Road, just behind Tanglin Road. Today it is the proposed site for the new St. Regis Hotel
Female Cop467 viewsA Singapore policewoman. Note the Anglia van, when did you last see one of those?
Far East and Pacific Mansions taken from Mount Faber457 viewsFar East and Pacific Mansions taken from Mount Faber, Singapore's highest point. They were some of the tallest buildings at the time.
Vesak456 viewsThe altar. If I remember correctly those bottles of holy water were actually F&N (Fraser and Neave) pop bottles! (I think F&N was an Australian company)
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