Aerial Photo
PART OF A SERIES OF AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS FROM EAST TO WEST SHOWING: TECK HOCK, BUKIT KALLANG, SERANGOON, PEIRCE SOUTH CATCHMENT FOREST, BUKIT TIMAH FOREST RESERVE, KAMPONG SUNGEI JURONG
Nine milestone Bukit Timah Road (Upper Bukit Timah Road) where the KTM railway or Malayan Railway line crosses the truss bridge. Top right is Public Works Department (PWD) quarry (present site of Dairy Farm Nature Park). The serrated roof building on the left is National Carbon Ltd (later known as Union Carbide), maker of Eveready batteries. Beside it to the south is Malayan Gutta Ltd, manufacturer of Wrigley Chewing Gum. The massive factory at the bottom of the picture is Hume Industries with Singapore Quarry (formerly known as Chia Eng Say Quarry) in the bottom right corner.
28/01/1950
20130002272 - 0022
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Aerial photographs by the British Royal Air Force between 1940 to 1970s, from a collection held by the National Archives of Singapore. Crown copyright.
Updated with contributions from James Tann on 19 November 2016 and Lik Wong on 22 January 2018

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Nine milestone Bukit Timah Road (Upper Bukit Timah Road) where the KTM railway or Malayan Railway line crosses the truss bridge. Top right is Public Works Department (PWD) quarry (present site of Dairy Farm Nature Park). The serrated roof building on the left is National Carbon Ltd (later known as Union Carbide), maker of Eveready batteries. Beside it to the south is Malayan Gutta Ltd, manufacturer of Wrigley Chewing Gum. The massive factory at the bottom of the picture is Hume Industries with Singapore Quarry (formerly known as Chia Eng Say Quarry) in the bottom right corner.

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