CURTIS, Marjorie (Mrs)
Special Project,
Accession Number 000159
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 7
Total Reels
- Liana Tan
Interviewer
- 03:07:40
Total Running Time
- English
Language
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Reel/Disc 2 of 7
Metadata
- 15 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:31
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Visit to the plantation by launch. Itinerant hawkers in those days. Her school life at Fairfield Girls' School. Her daily routine and diet. Later attended Raffles Girls' School. Journey to England via Canada and Newfoundland.Sent to boarding school in England.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 7
Metadata
- 15 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:25:12
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
How she adjusted to British way of life. What she missed while in England. Her work in Asiatic Petroleum Company. Their return to Singapore by boat in1928. Games she played. Her other recreational activities. Her father died when she was on leave in London. Returned by plane. Journey took 7 days. Sold her father's coconut estate.
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Reel/Disc 4 of 7
Metadata
- 15 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:26:47
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Entertainment available during pre-war days. Early cinemas and cabaret shows. Kind of movies shown in cinemas. Places where she used to shop. Left Asiatic Petroleum Company after she got married. Her reaction to imminent Japanese invasion. Helped in General Hospital and then in Salvation Army. Why her mother decided to leave the house and then evacuated by boat. She herself left by last sea-plane, taking company's documents to Batavia. From there took boat to Australia.
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Reel/Disc 5 of 7
Metadata
- 17 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:29:08
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Conditions aboard sea-plane and in Batavia. Travelled by train to Chilachapand by a boat convoy to Melbourne. Then went by train to Sydney. Worked with Shell Company and later Pool Petroleum. Living conditions in Australia. Organisation in South Africa for settling refugees. Left Australia on troop ship to England after Japanese Surrender. Conditions on ship. Got married in England. Reasons for their return to Singapore. Her husband's recollection of treatment he received in internment camp.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 7
Metadata
- 17 Oct 1983
Recording Date
- 00:27:52
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Posted to Perlis as British Adviser after their return. Description of their house. How they helped Malay families in Perlis. Transferred to various states before retirement. Her husband then worked for Sultan of Selangor after retirement. How she became interested in opening a Handicraft Centre. How craftmen were employed. Her husband also involved in squatter settlement during Emergency. Their close relationship with the Selangor Royal family.
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