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Tales from the South China sea : images of the British in South-east Asia in the twentieth century

1983

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Editor	Allen, Charles
Title	Tales from the South China sea : images of the British in South-east Asia in the twentieth century
Publication Date	1983
Publisher	London : Andre Deutsch
Call Number	DS526.6 Tal
Subject	British -- Southeast Asia Southeast Asia -- History Southeast Asia -- Description and travel
Page	240
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries

Tan Kim Seng: a biography

2019

Tan, Vivienne

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Tan, Vivienne
Title	Tan Kim Seng: a biography
Publication Date	2019
Publisher	Singapore: Landmark Books
Call Number	DS610.53.T36 Tan 2019
Subject	Tan, Kim Seng, 1806-1864 Singapore -- History Malacca (Malacca, Malaysia) -- History Businesspeople -- Singapore -- Biography Businesspeople -- Malaysia -- Malacca (State) -- Biography Chinese -- Malaysia -- Malacca (State) -- Biography
Page	147
Language	English
Content Type	Book
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	It is remarkable that no biography of Tan Kim Seng has been published until now considering that his imprint on 19th century Singapore is so significant. Most Singaporeans will associate him with the Tan Kim Seng Fountain, Kim Seng Road and Kim Seng Bridge. Others may be aware of how the fountain came to be and that Tan Kim Seng in 1849 founded Chong Wen Ge, the first Chinese school in Singapore. Or that he was pivotal in quelling the Great Riot of 1854 when Hokkien and Teochew secret societies clashed. And that he gave a ball that was so famous that it was reported in England in a journal published by Charles Dickens. Some may not even know these facts. In the year when Singapore commemorates its bicentennial, it is timely that the life story of one of our most entrepreneurial pioneers is made known in a lavish book illustrated with rare images from the Tan family collection. Tan Kim Seng was not the typical refugee from South China. His family had already been in the Nanyang for three generations when he arrived in Singapore in the 1820s. With business ecumen and gaining trust with British merchants, he built an empire with warehouses, mansions and the largest single piece of property which stretched from the coast of Pasir Panjang to Ulu Pandan to Tanglin. The details of his will, designed to repel “the curse of the third generation”, is founded on his values and beliefs. But what he did not anticipate was how his well-thought-out plans would be unravelled primarily by English Law.

The absence of Chinese from the Singapore Police Force in the nineteenth century

1972

Lim, Meng Whye

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Lim, Meng Whye
Title	The absence of Chinese from the Singapore Police Force in the nineteenth century
Publication Date	1972
Call Number	D6*N 1972 2
Subject	Singapore. Police Force -- History Police -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century Chinese -- Employment -- Singapore -- History -- 19th century
Page	36
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of History, Nanyang University

The administration of Governor Samuel George Bonham in the Straits Settlements, 1837-1843

1961

Chew, Suan Imm

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Chew, Suan Imm
Title	The administration of Governor Samuel George Bonham in the Straits Settlements, 1837-1843
Publication Date	1961
Call Number	DS595.6 Bon.C
Subject	Bonham, Samuel George Straits Settlements -- History
Page	102
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of History, University of Malaya

The administration of justice in the Straits Settlements, 1819-1855

1960

Nassim, Elissa

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Nassim, Elissa
Title	The administration of justice in the Straits Settlements, 1819-1855
Publication Date	1960
Call Number	JQ698.3 Nas
Subject	Justice, Administration of -- Straits Settlements Law -- Straits Settlements Straits Settlements -- Politics and government
Page	62
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of History, University of Malaya

The career of Joseph Balestier as American diplomat and businessman in Singapore, 1836-1852

1987

Yap, Chee Seng

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Yap, Chee Seng
Title	The career of Joseph Balestier as American diplomat and businessman in Singapore, 1836-1852
Publication Date	1987
Call Number	D6 *1987 21
Subject	Balestier, Joseph Diplomats -- United States -- History -- 19th century Singapore -- History -- 19th century
Page	94
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic Exercise -- Dept. of History, National University of Singapore

The Cavenagh papers

2002

Gullick, John

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Gullick, John
Title	The Cavenagh papers
Source Title	Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Publication Date	2002
DOI	http://libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/login?url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/41493473
Call Number	DS591 RASMJ
Subject	Cavenagh, Orfeur, Sir -- Sources Straits Settlements--History
Page	51-63
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	75
Issue	2
Description	Sir Orfeur Cavenagh was governor of the Straits Settlements from 1859-1867. The Cavenagh papers consists of eleven volumes of letterbooks and a diary now deposited in the library of the University of Vancouver. Transcripts of the letterbooks and diary were made and deposited with the Rhodes House Library in Oxford, UK. The papers may not be of outstanding historical value but they make interesting reading

The character and career of Mr. William Henry Macleod Read

1958

Ng, Philomena Soo Ching

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Ng, Philomena Soo Ching
Title	The character and career of Mr. William Henry Macleod Read
Publication Date	1958
Call Number	DS599.51 Rea.N
Subject	Read, William Henry Macleod Singapore -- History -- 19th century Great Britain -- Colonies -- Singapore
Page	42
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of History, University of Malaya

The Chinese in Singapore: general sketch of the numbers, tribes and advocations of the Chinese in Singapore

1848

Seah, Eu Chin_x000D_

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Seah, Eu Chin_x000D_
Title	The Chinese in Singapore: general sketch of the numbers, tribes and advocations of the Chinese in Singapore
Source Title	Journal of the Indian Archipelago and Eastern Asia
Publication Date	1848
Call Number	DS501 JIEA
Subject	Chinese -- Singapore -- History
Page	283-289
Language	English
Content Type	Journal Article
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Volume	2

The civil service in the Straits Settlements 1819-1867

1960

Param Ajeet Singh Bal

Collection	Singapore, 1826-1867
Author/Creator	Param Ajeet Singh Bal
Title	The civil service in the Straits Settlements 1819-1867
Publication Date	1960
Call Number	JQ696.3 Par
Subject	Civil service -- Straits Settlements Straits Settlements -- Politics and government Straits Settlements -- Officials and employees
Page	112
Language	English
Content Type	Dissertation/Thesis
Object Type	Text
Terms of Use	openAccess
Repository	NUS Libraries
Description	Academic exercise -- Dept. of History, University of Malaya