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Photograph shows a close up of a section inside the Kallang Gas Works. Various pipes and ladders connect a tank on the ground and two chimneys, one of which has smoke bellowing from it. It was demolished in 1998 and relocated to Senoko Gas Works in 1997. Photograph donated by Tan Que Seng and displayed at Heritage Roadshow 2007. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2007. The original work (c) Tan Que Seng.
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