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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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 Maria Googan (left) at the naval base club187 views Maria Googan (left) at the naval base club, poss aka the Britannia club?
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 circa1967 photo of Maria Googan193 viewscirca1967 photo of Maria Googan with their cook Amah outside their home in 109 Wellington Road, Singapore 27.
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 Dockyard Club172 viewsThis was captioned " View from Dockyard Club" and would appear to be the view looking south.
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 Gemas155 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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 Laughter in the Dark141 viewsDockyard Players actors for the production of "Laughter in the Dark"
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 Achille Lauro 1968190 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.
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 Jalan Kemuning159 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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 Tiger & mickey183 viewsOur tomcat Tiger & Anna Googan’s female cat Mickey enjoying the sun, possibly after creating the kittens that Mickey had.

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 Achille Lauro 1968183 viewsThe Carnaby Street night party on board the Achille, August 1968Aug 13, 2017
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 Achille Lauro 1968190 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 Floods231 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 & mickey183 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's183 viewsDec 10, 2013
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 The St. John's Railway Club205 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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 Packing192 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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 Oronsay176 viewsThe best shot of the Oronsay I could get in the days before wide angle lenses.Dec 10, 2013