Hiap Chuan Joo was one of the largest sawmill factories in Singapore. Located at Balestier it produced wooden crates used for beverages including Coca-Cola and Tiger Beer. Taken in the 1950s this photograph shows workers on a lorry packing crates labelled "Red Lion" in the sawmill factory. Title devised by Library staff.

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All rights reserved. Helen Ng Bee Loon

Subjects

• Wooden box industry--Singapore--Photographs
• Sawmill workers--Singapore--Photographs
• Sawmills--Singapore--Photographs
• Factories--Singapore--Photographs