Anonymous 23
Chinatown,
Accession Number 002263
- Oral History Centre
Source
- 3
Total Reels
- Jesley Chua Chee Huan
Interviewer
- 01:14:48
Total Running Time
- Cantonese
Language
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Reel/Disc 1 of 3
Metadata
- 17 Feb 2000
Recording Date
- 00:30:46
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
*Story-telling in Chinatown. Description of death houses in Sago Lane. The sick stayed on the upper floor while the dead were placed on the ground floor. Description of the upper floor. Informant's father stayed in one of the death houses before he passed away. Number of death houses in Sago Lane. The males were housed separately from the females in the death houses. How the ground floor was like. Heard rumors that dead babies were kept in boxes in the death houses.
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Reel/Disc 3 of 3
Metadata
- 17 Feb 2000
Recording Date
- 00:12:45
Running Time
- MP3
Format
- Open Access
Conditions Governing Access
Synopsis
Fights between Hokkiens and Cantonese. Common to have fights and quarrels in those days. Killings during Japanese occupation. Location where silver coins were buried. Difference between present and past Chinatown
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