Memories of Singapore

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Most viewed - Dave Papworth
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cutting is either from the Straits Times or the Malay Mail191 viewsThe newspaper cutting is either from the Straits Times or the Malay Mail,
(the article appeared in both), The background to the story is that my sister and occasionally me would help out at the Singapore Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The local papers obviously thought it would make a good story.
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Kampong190 viewsThis kampong was situated next to Far East Mansions and this photo was taken from one of
the upper flats.
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Bourne leaving certificate188 viewsMy Bourne leaving certificate, issued in December 1969 just prior to my departure from Singapore.
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SPCA and Dave Papworth187 viewsMy sister Gill, Maggie, who was one of the SPCA supervisors and me. I believe we had just presented Maggie with our collection tin. My sister and I had gone round all the Flats in Far East Mansions carol
singing and had raised quite a bit of cash. (Later Maggie took us to see The Italian Job, which hadn't long been released).
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Far East Mansions183 viewsThis Far East Mansion’s flat (just above that in red) was my old family home in the sixties
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Wing Seong Fatty’s in Albert Street179 viewsWing Seong Fatty’s in Albert Street (near Bugis), apparently this place was a very popular food stall run by the present owners father back in the sixties
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New Bugis Street176 viewsThis is my wife standing in what is now New Bugis Street
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CK Tangs, Orchard Road175 viewsCK Tangs, Orchard Road, I was told the new store was built on the site of the old
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Letter from SPCA169 viewsThis letter is one of thanks written to us by the SPCA just before we left Singapore.
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This amusing poster was in a gents loo at Sentosa169 viewsThis amusing poster was in a gents loo at Sentosa
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The coastal area of Pasir Ris169 viewsThe coastal area of Pasir Ris, this didn’t appeared to have changed much
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Sentosa Island168 viewsPhoto taken in the herb garden next to the musical fountain, I included this because of the amusing notice which reads, “Our plants and fruit may look tempting but please do not pluck or we will have to charge you $50 per fruit / plant or hand you over to the police”.
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