Singapore and Malaya

in the 1960s





Including school photos taken at the Royal Naval School,Sembawang,Singapore and Kebunteh School in Malaya in the 1950s,1960s & 1970s

Also many shots of the Naval Base,Tiger Balm Gardens,Tang's and just about anything else you can remember from there in the 1960's!


Sembawang gate


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Index

Latest :

New 8mm cine home movies from the 1960s added on 27th December 2007.

Click here for the movies


Royal Naval School,Sembawang,Singapore

Class photos from the 1950's.

Class photos from the 1960's.

Class photos from the 1970's.

Sports Day 1950's.

Sports Day 1960's.

Christmas 1950's.

Christmas 1960's.

Prize giving 1950's.

Prize giving 1960's.

Other group Naval Base photos 1950's/1960's.


Kebunteh Naval School,Malaya

Kebunteh School in the 1960s.


The School Bus.


Rotheram Gate at the other end of the Naval Base.


Other photos taken at the same time

Downtown Singapore.

Downtown Penang.

Sembawang 1960's.

KD Malaya 1960's.

George's Steak House,Malaya 1960's.

Sandycroft,Penang.

Penang Hill Railway.

Botanical Gardens,Penang.

Snake Temple,Penang.

Ayeritam Temple,Penang.

Tiger Balm Gardens in the 1960's.

Britannia Club in the 1960's.

HMS Terror in the 1960's.

Aggie Weston's,HMS Terror in the 1960's.

Geoff Cooper's photos from the 1960s(includes Tiger Balm Gardens,HMS Terror,Banyans and much more)

Gavin Floyd's photos and memorabilia from the 1960s

Other photos taken during the 1960's.

Where is Poon?

Anyone know Ron Spurrier?

The Norsworthy family's photos

Thomas 'Bing' Crosbie's photos and memories featuring the Brit Club, HMS Terror,the Magnolia Man, Snakes,Moths etc

Dougie Don's home movies from the 1960s of Singapore

Want to know what Sandycroft in Penang looks like now? Watch this movie of Dalat School.

Some more recent movies showing all the places we loved to visit.

Vintage photos of Singapore.

Vintage photos of Penang.

Links.


Dockyard main gate, Workshop Road. 


Please email me any photos for this site to:

derek.tait@virgin.net


New material added on

27th December, 2007

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Photo credits:Thanks to Pete Banks,Richard White,Ian Hovey,Ian Harris,Kenny Symmons,Ralph Parks,Mike Rendle,Randal McDowell,Colin Bull,Sue Fraser,Lynette Jacques,Marcia Headon,Dennis D. Lund,Dee Hinton,Ric Francis,Anthony Carry,Kayes at PenangTalk,Richard Freeman & Simon Lester,Tim Light,Graham Lamont,Gavin Floyd,Tom O'Brien,Geoff Cooper,Alison McAndie,Don Watson and everyone else mention on the site for the photos.

If you want more,check out Tom O'Brien's excellent Singapore site at:

Memories of Singapore

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