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247 x 174 mm. View of the Boat Quay on the Singapore River.

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Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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139 x 193 mm. A view looking down onto the Boat Quay, crowded with moored junks.

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Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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190 x 142 mm. Aerial view showing the Victoria Memorial Hall and the War Memorial obelisk in the foreground, with the Padang and St Andrew's Cathedral beyond.

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191 x 240 mm. Aerial view looking down on the Singapore River, with the Boat Quay in the left middleground and Fort Canning Hill in the right background.

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Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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204 x 156 mm. A view looking along the waterside steps of the Boat Quay, with twakoys moored at the right.

Scope and Contents An undated 16 mm, black-and-white cinefilm, without sound. Written on the film can is ‘Bombay, Ceylon, Burma, Singapore, Karachi’.0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate...

Scope and Contents 0 - 12sec. A view of a ship in full sail, as seen from another vessel.12sec - 22sec. Number of men dragging a small (fishing?) boat (an outrigger canoe) into the sea.22sec - 47sec. Youth climbing a tall palm tree, and coming back down.47sec - 49sec. Some people paddling along the shoreline.49sec - 55sec. Man wearing an ornate headdress, long necklace and tapping a drum-like instrument (?) whilst turning in circles.55sec - 59sec. River scene, with boats.59sec - 1...

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139 x 90 mm. A view looking over the audience toward the speaker on the platform.

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292 x 180 mm. Showing a dragon dance in progress on the Padang in Singapore on National Day.

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292 x 195 mm. Showing dancers costumed as lions in the National Day Parade.

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140 x 90 mm. A view looking down river, with barges moored at the Boat Quay in the foreground.

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143 x 89 mm. Showing traffic on the newly widenend Mountbatten Road.

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Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

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292 x 212 mm. Showing schoolboys bearing banners marching along the streets of Singapore.

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Though Singapore is a secular state, freedom of worship is enshrined in the constitution. The main religions are Christianity, Hinduism and Islam. Places of worship for these religions are found throughout the island.

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The caption continues 'The main berths can accommodate 5 third-generation container vessels at a time'.

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116 x 165 mm. Showing an operator at the console in the control room. The caption on the reverse reads 'A Control Room - the broadcaster can be seen in the studio at the microphone'.

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91 x 139 mm. View looking along the length of Raffles Place, with the public gardens in the centre of the square (beneath which is an underground car-park).

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Singapore, including its 50-odd offshore islands and islets has a land area of 617.8km. Its population of 2.4 million comprises 77 per cent Chinese, 15 per cent Malays, 6 per cent Indians, and 2 per cent of persons of other ethnic groups.

The pace of development has been rapid, especially in the last decade, and the people live in well-designed modern homes with ample educational, recreational and social amenities.

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148 x 117 mm. The caption on the reverse reads 'Standard I being taught handicraft by Miss Helen Tan and Miss Jessie Tan'.

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116 x 123 mm. Showing a row of four storey apartment block at Perls Hill, with a water supply pipeline in the foreground. The caption on the reverse reads '(see Feature Set Intro. No. 1064). New housing estates demand essential services. This 30-inch pipeline is the main water supply carrying water from Johore to a new housing estate at Perls Hill'.

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The caption continues 'Strict health regulations ensure that food sold in hawker centres like this are hygienic and wholesome'.