Rochore : eyewitness / text by Kelly Chopard ; [photography, Albert Lim K.S. ; picture editor, Goh Eck Kheng]



Digitised Book 216.73.216.191 (0)

1989

Rochore : eyewitness / text by Kelly Chopard ; [photography, Albert Lim K.S. ; picture editor, Goh Eck Kheng]

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The 30 years since Singapore's independ ence has seen a great change in Rochore as in the whole nation. Urban renewal has given a new face to the traditional downtown residential sites. With the improved physical environment arising from the government's will to act, the social fabric of the place has been transformed dramatically. This book is a testimony of the people who lived, worked and served in the Rochore Community during this era of change. This is their story; an eyewitness account

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Title
Rochore : eyewitness / text by Kelly Chopard ; [photography, Albert Lim K.S. ; picture editor, Goh Eck Kheng]
Creators
  • Chopard, Kelly
Subject
  • Rochore (Singapore)--History
  • Rochore (Singapore)--Description--View
Publisher
  • Landmark Books for Rochore Citizen's Consultative Committee, 1989
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1989
Contributors
  • Lim, Albert K. S.
  • Goh, Eck Kheng
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill. (some col.), facsims, map, ports
Table of Contents
  • Early history (1819 -1899). Founding of Singapore 1819. Rochore focus of settled population. Col William Farquhar. Population growth... -- The 20th century (1900-1941). Industrial growth. Influx of immigrants. Serangoon area. Tekka Market... -- Japanese Occupation (1942 -1945). Bombing in Rochore. War incidents... -- Post-war adjustments (1945 -1959). Living conditions in Rochore. Housing shortage. Secret societies... -- Modern development (1960 -1965). Toh Chin Chye's early link with Rochore. Tasks facing MP Toh... -- A Nation is Born (1965 -1979). Singapore becomes a nation. National Service Amendment Bill passed... -- Rochore in the 1980s. 1980 census. Budget tourists...
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.