Archive for November, 2007

Citizen Historian Updated! (November 2007)

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Dear subscribers, friends and history enthusiasts
citizen historian is updated for the month of November!
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Kevin Lee returns with photos of Rifle Range Road, and some thoughts on
the  the area’s past and present links to shooting and guns.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/11/28/shedding-some-light-rifle-range-road/
See Kevin’s other articles too on the Singapore Quarry and Jalan Kampong
Chantek.
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/07/31/shedding-some-light-singapore-quarry/
http://citizenhistorian.com/2007/06/26/shedding-some-light-jalan-kampong-chantek/
First-time contributor and avid wargammer, Wong Koi Hin reviews… »

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Shedding Some Light: Rifle Range Road

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

by Kevin Lee
Leading into a quiet residential area in posh Bukit Timah is a road that doesn’t conjure up images of quiet or residents: Rifle Range Road.

But the area does seem to have been a residential area even before the present houses there were built - except that early residents, though living on landed property,… »

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Review: Ancient Discoveries - ‘Chinese Warfare’

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

by Wong Koi Hin

Ancient Discoveries is a television programme produced for the History Channel by Wild Dream Films. The series focuses on ancient inventions and methods which often seem remarkably modern, challenging the laypersons’ view of the level of technology and sophistication of the ancients. This series is popular with audience and is still showing… »

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Researching History: List of Academic Exercises (Honours) - 2000s

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007

compiled by Ho Chi Tim and Hu Wen 
The following is a list of academic exercises completed by honours students graduating from AY (academic year) 1999/2000 to the present. Aside from showcasing student works which may otherwise go unnoticed, we also hope that such a compilation will aid historical research and stimulate ideas for further study.
This list hopes to continue… »

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