There Was A Time: Singapore from Self-Rule to Independence 1959-1965
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This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 ā the pivotal time in its history when the city-state was granted internal self-rule by the British colonial government to the year it became a sovereign nation.
This was when Singapore began its process of great development. Kampong folk moved into high-rise housing, new careers came with factories built in Jurong, the trading of stocks and shares began in Raffles Place, television was introduced to Singapore, and the new red-brick National Library opened on Stamford Road.
Yet, some things remained unchanged. Bumboats still jostled on the fetid waters of the Singapore River, children played on five-foot-ways, families enjoyed the sea air along Queen Elizabeth Walk, and eating out at street-side hawker stalls was a way of life.
For those who remember these scenes, this book will evoke a lost time. And for those who do not, it is a window to a simpler, unhurried life.
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Lee Geok BoiĀ was Assistant to the Editor ofĀ The Straits TimesĀ (executive features writer and executive sub-editor) and adjunct lecturer in Temasek Polytechnic/Visual Communications Diploma course. She has been an editorial consultant since 1989. Geok Boi has authored and edited numerous books on social and corporate histories and cookery.
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- Description
- About the Author
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This collection of 328 photographs shows the rhythm of daily life in Singapore between 1959 and 1965 ā the pivotal time in its history when the city-state was granted internal self-rule by the British colonial government to the year it became a sovereign nation.
This was when Singapore began its process of great development. Kampong folk moved into high-rise housing, new careers came with factories built in Jurong, the trading of stocks and shares began in Raffles Place, television was introduced to Singapore, and the new red-brick National Library opened on Stamford Road.
Yet, some things remained unchanged. Bumboats still jostled on the fetid waters of the Singapore River, children played on five-foot-ways, families enjoyed the sea air along Queen Elizabeth Walk, and eating out at street-side hawker stalls was a way of life.
For those who remember these scenes, this book will evoke a lost time. And for those who do not, it is a window to a simpler, unhurried life.
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Lee Geok BoiĀ was Assistant to the Editor ofĀ The Straits TimesĀ (executive features writer and executive sub-editor) and adjunct lecturer in Temasek Polytechnic/Visual Communications Diploma course. She has been an editorial consultant since 1989. Geok Boi has authored and edited numerous books on social and corporate histories and cookery.
