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This is a photograph of the Waterfall Aviary. The Jurong Bird Park which opened on 3 January 1971, has an area of 202,000 square metres. Photograph donated by Gan Cheng Guat and displayed at the Heritage Roadshow 2008. HRS3_228. Title devised by Library staff.
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- This digital copy (c) National Library Board Singapore 2008. The original work (c) Gan Cheng Guat.
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