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The early history of Singapore refers to its pre-colonial era before 1819, when the British East India Company led by Stamford Raffles established a trading settlement on the island and set in motion the history of modern Singapore. Prior to 1819, the island was known by several names.
CNN reported that Canberra Plaza will provide a "complete live-work-play-learn environment for residents and signifies Singapore's public housing for the future". [3] [4] The 3-storey shopping centre is located in the eastern end of Sembawang, Singapore as part of a mixed-use transit-oriented development. It was designed by a team led by SAA ...
Canberra Outlet Centre (formerly known as DFO Canberra and Homemaker Hub and Direct Factory Outlets Canberra) is an outlet type discount shopping centre located on the edge of Fyshwick, a light industrial suburb located in the southeast of Canberra. In addition to providing retail space for 100 specialty outlet stores, the Homewares/Furniture ...
Singapore also served as the administrative centre for Malaya until the 1880s, when the capital was shifted to Kuala Lumpur. In 1834, the British government ended the East India Company's monopoly on the China trade, allowing other British companies to enter the market and leading to a surge in shipping traffic.
Canberra's first school, Telopea Park School, had already been opened in 1923. Public transport became available in July 1925, and two shopping areas were established at Manuka and Kingston in 1925. The year 1927 saw the opening of a cinema at Manuka and an Australian Capital Territory police force was formed.
Townsville Heritage Centre: 5 Castling Street, Townsville: Colonial: 1888–1921: NTA: Townsville Heritage Centre: Wolston House: 223 Grindle Road, Wacol: Old Colonial [clarification needed] 1852–1860s: NTA [148] Media related to Wolston House at Wikimedia Commons Wyaralong: Beaudesert: Late Victorian: 1895–1907: ACH [13]: page:99 The ...
Canberra Day is a public holiday observed in the ACT on the second Monday in March to celebrate the founding of Canberra. [66] After the ceremony, bureaucratic disputes hindered Griffin's work; [ 83 ] a Royal Commission in 1916 ruled his authority had been usurped by certain officials and his original plan was reinstated. [ 84 ]
The Changi Chapel and Museum is a war museum dedicated to Singapore's history during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of Singapore. After the British Army was defeated by the Imperial Japanese Army in the Battle of Singapore, thousands of prisoners of war (POWs) were imprisoned in Changi prison camp for three and a half years ...