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Leng Ng Tai – Engineering Apprentice from Naval Base to Shell Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Leng Ng Tai recounts his childhood in the staff quarters of the Singapore Harbour Board where his father work…
5 months ago
Kan Seng Chut – Engineering Apprentice & Sailing the Seas Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Kan Seng Chut joined the Singapore Harbour Board’s apprentice programme in 1962 as locals began to replace th…
5 months, 1 week ago
Stephen Dobbs – The Singapore River & the Lightermen Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Social historian Stephen Dobbs takes us back to the old Singapore River prior to the cleanup. He traces the s…
5 months, 1 week ago
John Solomon – Caste & Untouchables in Colonial Singapore Part 2 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Historian John Solomon traces the gradual disappearance of caste in Singapore after the Second World War due …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Abdul Rahman – Back to Kampong Chantek Bahru Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Abdul Rahman recalls Kampong Chantek Lama and Kampong Chantek Bahru where he and his family lived after the S…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Indra Iswaran – Ceylon Tamils of Singapore & Malaya Part 3 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Indra Iswaran talks about the common occupations and politics of Ceylon Tamils in Singapore history, includin…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Frederick Puah – British Hainan & Restaurant Struggles | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. British Hainan restauranteur Frederick Puah reflects on his myriad struggles in the F&B industry: safe distan…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Raymond Tan – Geylang Lor 6, Katong Park, TKT, Potong Pasir Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Raymond Tan takes us on a nostalgic walk through the old Geylang lorongs, Tanjong Rhu and Katong. We relived …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Anthony Woo – Old Engineering Apprentices of Singapore Part 2 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Anthony Woo’s world opened up when he completed the dockyard apprenticeship scheme in 1961. He joined Shell T…
6 months ago
John Solomon – Caste & Untouchables in Colonial Singapore Part 1 | Chronicles of Old Singapore
Welcome to Chronicles of Old Singapore. Historian John Solomon discusses his research on the elusive history of caste in colonial Singapore. He relat…
6 months ago