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Boy and motorboat at Pulau Hantu Besar : general view

This 2005 photograph shows a young boy sitting on a motorboat on the shores of Pulau Hantu Besar. The island in the background is Pulau Hantu Kechil. A motorboat is the main mode of transportation at Pulau Hantu Besar. Title devised by Library staff.

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PICNIC AT PULAU HANTU
LONGBOATS ARE AN IMPORTANT MODE OF TRANSPORT IN BORNEO
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
SEGARI, NORTH OF TANJUNG HANTU ALONG PERAK COAST, MALAYSIA
SEGARI, NORTH OF TANJUNG HANTU ALONG PERAK COAST, MALAYSIA
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING TANJONG BERLAYER, PULAU HANTU, PULAU BRANI, EAST WHARF
STREET SCENE WITH THE DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORT - RICKSHAWS, TRISHAWS, BICYCLES & MOTOR CARS IN SINGAPORE TOWN
STREET SCENE OF MARKET STREET WITH BULLOCK CARTS, THE ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTING LARGE LOADS IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THE SETTLEMENT
THE WORLD WAR II MINE EQUIVALENT TO 500 POUNDS OF TNT, EXPLODING IN THE SEA OFF PULAU HANTU, SOUTH-WEST OF PULAU BUKOM. THE EXPLOSION CAUSED WAVES SOME 100 FEET HIGH. THE OPERATION WAS JOINTLY CARRIED OUT BY MEMBERS OF THE SINGAPORE ARMED FORCES, POLICE AND THE PORT AUTHORITY. THE MINE WAS DISCOVERED BY A SCUBA DIVER. PICTURE SHOWS 100-FOOT WAVES AS THE MINE EXPLODES
The view south along Collyer Quay with reclamation enlarging the frontage towards the sea. Richshaws were a familiar mode of transport.
Pulau Tekong -- Close-up of ferry tethered at jetty. The ferry was main mode of transport from mainland Singapore to the island.
SEA TRANSPORT VIA PULAU UBIN
Street scene at Battery Road, Singapore, featuring pedestrians and various modes of transport at the time: motor cars, trishaws, rickshaws and bicycles
The view south along Collyer Quay with reclamation enlarging the frontage towards the sea. Richshaws were a familiar mode of transport.
Bullock cart in Singapore. This was a popular mode of transport, especially around Boat Quay, for goods and cargoes brought up the Singapore River by lighters.
View of streetside fruit stalls in Chinatown, with a trishaw, common mode of transport at that time, passing by