Singapore in the 1980s Through These Fascinating Photos

#1 Durian season, 1984

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#2 Two valets in colonial-inspired white suits welcoming guests to the Raffles Hotel, 1989

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#3 The entrance to the Raffles Hotel, Singapore, 1989

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#4 The Raffles Hotel in Singapore, 1988

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#5 The Raffles Hotel in Singapore, 1988

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#6 The Raffles Hotel in Singapore, 1988

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#7 New rooftop extensions at the Southern Cross Hotel, 1988

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#8 Cranes and containers on the illuminated docks of Singapore’s commercial port, 1989

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#9 The Singapore Stock Exchange. Here, criers attentive to the screens displaying the values of the stock exchange, 1987

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#10 La Bourse De Singapour, 1987

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#11 The Singapore Stock Exchange. Bird’s eye view of broker hands, 1987

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#12 The Singapore Stock Exchange, 1987

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#13 Chinese new year celebrations in Singapore, 1987

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#14 Miss Universe contestants 1987 in Harborfront, Singapore.

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#15 Hindu Deity in Singapore Temple, 1980s

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#16 At Narrabeen Lakes this morning the Australian Dragon Boat team were practising for the World Championships in Singapore, 1986

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#17 Dynasty Hotel’ in Singapore, 1986

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#18 Visitation of the Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall in the city of Singapore, 1980s.

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#19 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#20 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#21 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#22 On the way in the streets of Chinatown in Singapore, 1980s.

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#23 On the way in the streets of Chinatown in Singapore, 1980s.

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#24 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#25 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#26 The skyline at the harbour of Singapore River, Singapore 1980s.

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#27 Aerial view of Singapore on April 6, 1985.

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#28 Devotees burning offerings to the Monkey God during his Festival in Chinatown, Singapore, 1985

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#29 Basket shop in Singapore, April 1985.

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#30 A bicycle rickshaw stand in Singapore, 1985.

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#31 Television – Elspet Gray in rehearsals for new BBC TV show ‘Tenko’ – Singapore

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#32 Lily Rahiu and overseas uni student from Singapore with her flat mates Peter Miggitt and Vanessa Forrest, 1984.

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#33 Tan’s Singapore Restaurant at 392 Pacific Hwy. Crow’s Nest, 1983.

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#34 Sago Street market enjoys a final few weeks of authentic living heritage in Singapore’s bustling Chinatown before falling victim to urban renewal, 1983

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#35 Chinese shophouses on Craig Rd fall victim to urban renewal during the construction of Chinatown Plaza, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983.

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#36 Sago Street market enjoys a final few weeks of authentic living heritage in Singapore’s bustling Chinatown before falling victim to urban renewal, 1983.

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#37 Sago Street market enjoys a final few weeks of authentic living heritage in Singapore’s bustling Chinatown before falling victim to urban renewal, 1983.

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#38 The high-rise Kreta Ayer Complex (renamed the Chinatown Complex in 1984) looms above shophouses on Sago Lane, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983.

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#39 Rubble-strewn vacant lot awaits redevelopment alongside the Chinatown Complex on the corner of Smith St and New Bridge Rd, 1983

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#40 Looking down Smith St towards the Central Business District, Singapore, 1983

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#41 Bustling Smith St seen from the newly built car park of the Kreta Ayer Complex, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983

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#42 A shophouse eatery on Trengganau St seen in the final weeks of Chinatown’s authentic living heritage, Singapore, 1983

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#43 Vacant lot awaits redevelopment after shophouses were demolished along New Bridge Rd from Pagoda St to Temple St, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983

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#44 Vacant lot awaits redevelopment after shophouses were demolished along New Bridge Rd from Pagoda St to Temple St, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983.

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#45 Derelict shophouses on Spring St prior to demolition face the high-rise Kreta Ayer Complex Chinatown, Singapore, 12 July 1983.

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#46 Duxton Road before residents and traders are relocated in September 1983

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#47 Duxton Road before residents and traders are relocated in September 1983

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#48 Government worker checks that this Craig Rd shophouse is vacant before demolition begins, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983

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#49 A crane aids construction of Chinatown Plaza on the corner of Neil Rd and Craig Rd, while authentic shophouses on Neil Rd await a conservation order Chinatown, Singapore, 1983

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#50 Construction of Chinatown Plaza replaces shophouses on the corner of Neil Rd and Craig Rd, Chinatown, Singapore, 12 July 1983.

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#51 Shophouses on Upper Cross St seen before their residents are relocated in September 1983.

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#52 Shophouses await Conservation Order in Chinatown, Singapore, 1983

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#53 Shophouses on Upper Cross St seen before their residents are relocated in September 1983, and before being restored following conservation status in 1989, Chinatown, Singapore,

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#54 Hawkers sell wares on Pagoda St, Chinatown, Singapore, 12 July 1983.

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#55 Malay with Elephantiasis, Singapore, 1983.

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#56 Market, Chinatown, Singapore, 1983.

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#57 Schoolchildren perched on a fence in Singapore, March 1981.

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#58 View of Singapore, March 1981.

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#59 Floating district in Singapore, March 1981.

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#60 Group of female students on the street in Singapore, March 1981.

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#61 The Tanglin Shopping Center in Singapore, March 1981.

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#62 Bicycle parked on Orchard Road in Singapore, March 1981.

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#63 Singapore Airlines Handicap. Celebrity Horse and Jockey Hop won by Grant Goldman wearing Manly, 1980

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#64 Various pix of the “Krait”, a boat used by “Z Force” in raids behind enemy lines around Indonesia and Singapore, 1980

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#65 People posing, 1980s

L to r. Margaret Krushnan (Figi), Julie Button (Singapore) Graham Kennedy, Ald. meets, Rosemary Sumanti (Indonesia), and Bettina Trillo (Philippines). A 101 year old bottle of seppelt's para liqueur port wass handed over by the lord Mayor of Sydney Alderma

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#66 Singapur, 1980s

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#67 Roberto Blanco in Singapur, 1980

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#68 A woman stands next to a man parking a bicycle rickshaw at a market in Singapore.

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#69 Several onlookers examine paper lanterns shaped like dragons, fish, boats, and other things at a paper lantern festival in Singapore.

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#70 Boats are docked at a quay in the Singapore River near a bridge and a group of skyscrapers, 1980s

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#71 Camera Assembly Workers in Singapore, 1980s

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#72 Laundry hangs out to dry on apartment balconies in Singapore, 1980s

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#73 Malay Wedding in Singapore, 1980s

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#74 Cargo Ship at Wharf in Singapore.

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#75 A fisherman prepares his boat by a reflection of a skyscraper in Singapore, 1980s

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#76 Painting Ship Hull From Scaffolding.

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#77 Two school children wait at a bus stop in Singapore, accompanied by a woman who is possibly their mother, 1980s

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#78 Tourist with a film camera in a cycle rickshaw in Singapore, 1980s

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#79 Street food stalls, 1984

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#80 Cockatoo, 1984

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#81 Take shelter from the rain, 1984

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#82 Breakfast landscape, 1984

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#83 Restaurant at night, 1979

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#84 Clifford Pier, 1979

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#85 Durian vendor, 1984

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#86 Sea berth, Jurong port, 1979

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#87 Signal waiting, 1979

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#88 Waiting for a bus, 1984

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#89 Port of Singapore, 1979

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#90 Green bananas, 1979

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#91 Magazine stand, 1979

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#92 Lychee vendor, 1984

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#93 Street house, 1979

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#94 Bus stop, 1979

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#95 Clifford centre, 1979

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#96 Bus stop, 1979

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#97 Squall, 1984

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#98 Apartment, 1979

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#99 Burning paper, 1984

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#100 Street stall, 1984

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#101 Bus stop, 1984

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#102 View of the ‘Dynasty Hotel’ in Singapore, in 1986.

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#103 Having lunch in a cookshop of Singapore, 1980s.

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