Memories of Singapore

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Pacific Mansions193 viewsPacific Mansion taken from the "garden" of Far East Mansions. We kids used the roof of the building in the foreground as a short cut. The occupants of course used to object! A block of flats now stands where the “garden” used to be.
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Concrete Nanny192 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.
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Far East and Pacific Mansions taken from Mount Faber189 viewsFar East and Pacific Mansions taken from Mount Faber, Singapore's highest point. They were some of the tallest buildings at the time.
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Changi Hotel188 viewsRear view of the Hotel. My mum is on the seat.
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General view188 viewsGeneral view from my sister’s bedroom (1969) the Fifth floor Far East Mansions. The road was probably River Valley.
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Botanical Gardens184 viewsTwo local girls taken in the Botanical Gardens. The floral display in the background was part of a working clock.
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A general street scene182 viewsA general street scene, note the black car with the yellow roof, a standard Singapore Taxi.
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National Day. August 1968177 viewsNational Day again, this time members of the Singapore police, note the National Theatre in the background.
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Hill 152176 viewsAnother favourite Scouting/Guiding activity taking place at Hill 152.
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Lightning176 viewsOne of 74 Sqn's Lightning’s, "Delta" taken at Tengah.
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Singapore National Theatre175 viewsSingapore National Theatre
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Female Cop173 viewsA Singapore policewoman. Note the Anglia van, when did you last see one of those?
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