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The addition of two wings was completed in 1931 and declared open by the club president Dr. Noel L. Clarke. At the Annual General Meeting in 1948, member P F de Souza proposed that the club should be open to non-Eurasians, and this proposal, though not immediately accepted, gained more support over the years. In 1955, ordinary membership was ...
John Edwin Richard Tessensohn (8 April 1855 – 26 September 1926) was a Singaporean politician and leader of the Eurasian community of Singapore.He was the first Eurasian representative to the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements and served as the president of the Singapore Recreation Club, a prominent Eurasian club, for 25 years.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (National University of Singapore) Little Mori's Silkworm Museum; Madame Tussauds Singapore (Sentosa) Mint Museum of Toys; NUS Museum (National University of Singapore) Red Dot Design Museum Singapore [2] The Republic of Singapore Navy Museum [3] Sports Museum; The Gem Museum; Trick Eye Museum [4]
In 2007, its collection was temporarily moved to the Singapore Sports Council's (SSC) temporary office and heritage corners of selected SSC sports and recreation centres such as Jurong West and Sengkang, while a new iteration of the museum was constructed as part of the Singapore Sports Hub project, originally expected to be completed by 2011. [1]
The Padang or Singapore Cricket Club Ground is a cricket ground in Singapore. The Padang became a major recreational area when two clubs, the Singapore Cricket Club in 1870 and the Singapore Recreation Club in 1883 were established at both ends of the field. It was used for exercising horses in the 1920s and became the scene for the New Year ...
The National Museum of Singapore is a public museum dedicated to Singaporean art, culture and history.Located within the country's Civic District at the Downtown Core area, it is the oldest museum in the country, with its history dating back to when it was first established in 1849, starting out as a section of a library at the Singapore Institution [d] as the Raffles Library and Museum.
The history of field hockey in Singapore traces back to 1902 during British rule, during which the Royal Engineers introduced the sport at the Singapore Recreation Club. Eventually the Singapore Hockey Association was formed on 8 July 1931. The Association was formed under the auspices of Donald Hoblyn and the Police Sports Association. [1]
It also includes the Singapore Sports Museum, [22] the Sports Hub Library, [20] Shimano Cycling World (a cycling museum operated by bike manufacturer Shimano), [23] and Kallang Wave Mall (a shopping centre attached to the National Stadium featuring stores, restaurants, a 16 m (52 ft) climbing wall, and a children's water park on its roof).