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  • Stacks of wooden planks in Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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 on 12 December 1964 this photograph shows stacks of wooden planks in a corner of the factory. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Two workers carrying timber plank at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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. This photograph shows two workers carrying a long strip of timber plank at the factory. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Logs at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill, 1964

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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 on 12 December 1964 this photograph shows logs at the factory. Three workers are also seen. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Planks undergoing chemical treatment at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill [2]

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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 on 3 November 1963 this photograph shows planks undergoing chemical treatment using Hickson's Timber equipment at the sawmill factory. Title devised by...

  • Planks undergoing chemical treatment at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill [1]

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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 on 3 November 1963 this photograph shows planks undergoing chemical treatment using Hickson's Timber equipment at the sawmill factory. Title devised by...

  • Timber planks at Hiap Chuan Joo sawmill

    Economy · Ng, Siew Hock
    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 on 3 November 1963 this photograph shows timber planks at the factory. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bugis sailors and bakau poles at Jurong Barter Trade Centre, 1981 [1]

    Economy
    This photograph shows five Bugis sailors posing on piles of bakau poles at the Jurong Barter Trade Centre. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bugis pinisi and bakau poles at Jurong Barter Trade Centre, 1981

    Transportation · Economy
    This photograph shows a Bugis pinisi or large boat at Jurong Barter Trade Centre. Around the pinisi can be seen bakau (black mangrove timber) poles floating on the water. A couple of sailors can be seen on and near the pinisi. Description by Library staff. Title devised by Library staff.

  • Bugis sailors and bakau poles at Jurong Barter Trade Centre, 1981 [2]

    Economy
    This photograph shows bakau poles floating in a body of water at the Jurong Barter Trade Centre. There are bakau poles in the water and some that have been piled on the left of the photograph. Several men can also be seen handling the bakau poles. Description by Library staff....

  • Operation Teakwood : general view

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Economy · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph capturing an elephant carrying a log of wood with its trunk while being ridden by its Indian handler. Behind them, are a few factories where the logs of timber are being kept. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K....
    Reproduction Available

  • No effort at all : general view

    Nature and Environment · Streets and Places · Economy · Tyers, R. K. (Ray K.), 1919-
    This is a 1950s photograph showing an elephant carrying a log of timber while being ridden by its Indian handler. Behind them, there are three factories where the logs of timber are being kept. Part of a compiled album, with a label : "PHOTOGRAPHS BY : R.K. TYERS. Staff STRAITS...
    Reproduction Available

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