KWA Cheo 柯烧
Vanishing Trades,
Accession Number 001168
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 19
Total Reels
- Irene Lim Ai Lin
Interviewer
- 09:08:50
Total Running Time
- Hokkien
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 19
Metadata
- 22 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:38
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Personal and family background. Education received. Did farming in China. What happened to land in China after he left. Reason for coming to Singapore. Engaged in vegetable farming in village in Bukit Timah 7 milestone. Kinds of vegetables grown. Why could not sell vegetables in town. Difference in vegetable farming in China and Singapore. Reason for giving up vegetable farming.
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Reel/Disc 2 of 19
Metadata
- 22 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:21:56
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Left Singapore for Johore to work for sworn brother in sawmill. Description of village in Bukit Timah 7 milestone. Cut grass in village using axe; reason for it. Majority of residents in village came from Ann Kway.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 19
Metadata
- 26 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:48
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Existence of cannon in Bukit Timah 7 milestone. What happened to it during Japanese attack on Singapore. Size of vegetable plot there and collection of vegetables. Mode of transportation from Changi point to Johore. Description of job. Living conditions. Encounters with wild animals around workplace. The need to pray to God of Earth (Tua Pek Kong).
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Reel/Disc 4 of 19
Metadata
- 26 Jun 1990
Recording Date
- 00:31:19
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Twakows (lighters) used to transport wood over to mainland Singapore. Plan to return to China in 1941 thwarted by attack on Malaya. Leased land in Nantah University vicinity. Returned to China in 1948. Applied for wife to join him in Singapore in 1956. Reared only a few pigs between 1941 and 1948.
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Reel/Disc 6 of 19
Metadata
- 4 Jul 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:40
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
His life at sea; daily routine and food given on board. View on superstition relating to turning fish over while eating it. Working conditions on board. Started to farm and rear pigs at Yun Nan Yuan (on Nantah University campus - Jurong 15 milestone) when wife came over to join him. General view of rearing pigs. Types of vegetables grown.
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Reel/Disc 7 of 19
Metadata
- 4 Jul 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:28
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Method of growing vegetables; now and then. Reason for engaging in both pig and vegetable farming. When and how to transfer seedlings onto vegetable plots. Effects of spraying insecticides. Distribution of chicken excreta on vegetables as fertilizers. Source from where chicken excreta came from. Need to spray insecticides every two days.
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Reel/Disc 8 of 19
Metadata
- 4 Jul 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:42
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
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Synopsis
Differences in growing different types of vegetables. Used motor pump to water vegetable plots. Collection of vegetables; time and place. How prices were determined. Reared only few pigs back in China. Fed them with swill. Opinion of local breed of pigs.
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Reel/Disc 9 of 19
Metadata
- 10 Jul 1990
Recording Date
- 00:30:59
Running Time
- MP3
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- Open Access
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Synopsis
Types of pig feed. How pigs were reared in China. Reason why local breed is inferior to foreign breed. Number of sows bought. How mating was done. Ingredients of wet pig feed and how to cook it. Growth rate of pigs, feeding on wet feed and those on dry feed. Reason why piglets which could not feed on mother's milk, had to be sold within three days.
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Reel/Disc 10 of 19
Metadata
- 10 Jul 1990
Recording Date
- 00:29:00
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Further elaboration on need to sell off extra piglets. Place where he usually brings piglets to be sold. Reason why each sow should not feed more than 16 piglets. Description of how sows deliver piglets. Substitute diet for piglets after weaning.
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