VIEW OF BOATS ON THE SINGAPORE RIVER
View of bumboats (also known as tongkangs in Malay) on Singapore River. Used principally to transport cargo between ships in the outer harbour and godowns along the river, they were mostly operated by Indians until 1900 when Chinese Hokkiens and Teochews took over the trade and named their bumboats "twakows" after their dialect. In the background stands the ornate Bonham Building (centre), with the dome of Chartered Bank Building at Raffles Place and the turret of Ocean Building at Collyer Quay visible.
c.1924
19980005884 - 0104
LKC25/01
37028
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Lim Kheng Chye Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore
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View of bumboats (also known as tongkangs in Malay) on Singapore River. Used principally to transport cargo between ships in the outer harbour and godowns along the river, they were mostly operated by Indians until 1900 when Chinese Hokkiens and Teochews took over the trade and named their bumboats "twakows" after their dialect. In the background stands the ornate Bonham Building (centre), with the dome of Chartered Bank Building at Raffles Place and the turret of Ocean Building at Collyer Quay visible.

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