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There is a rich history of achievements by Chartered Surveyors in Singapore going back as far as the 1880s. Their stories have largely gone untold. This book tells the stories of individual Chartered Surveyors in Singapore over the first hundred years since the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors was founded (1868 to 1968) and explains the role they played in the development of Singapore. The book also includes the stories of the pioneer Singaporean Chartered Surveyors from the 1940s onwards, many of whom studied overseas but returned to Singapore where they would play important roles in the real estate industry over future decades.Related Link(s)
Behind Everest embarks on a captivating exploration that intertwines the remarkable life of Ruth Mallory, wife of legendary Everest climber George Mallory, with a parallel journey a century later. Through examining Ruth’s attitude to danger a century ago, Kate Nicholson explores our evolving attitudes towards risk and responsibility. Kate’s quest to understand Ruth takes her to forgotten corners of archives in the UK and USA, to conversations with the few remaining people who knew both George and Ruth and into private recollections and precious, private collections. Using two decades of research, the author unveils the real story behind Ruth and George Mallory’s marriage, shedding ligh...
This book presents research into the urban archaeology of 19th-century Australia. It focuses on the detailed archaeology of 20 cesspits in The Rocks area of Sydney and the Commonwealth Block site in Melbourne. It also includes discussions of a significant site in Sydney – First Government House. The book is anchored around a detailed comparison of contents of 20 cesspits created during the 19th century, and examines patterns of similarity and dissimilarity, presenting analyses that work towards an integration of historical and archaeological data and perspectives. The book also outlines a transnational framework of comparison that assists in the larger context related to building a truly g...
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Traces the descendants of Hermann Fornfeist (1847-1907) and Carl Heinrich August Fornfeist (1849-1911), sons of Gottlieb and Christine Schwartz Fornfeist of Schlesien, Germany. Hermann was first married in Germany to Augusta Schmidt. Around 1890, Hermann immigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada and then ca. 1896, moved to Montana. He married Amalia Stadel (1875-1943) in 1898 in Burton, Montana. Hermann's brother, August, married Helene Lemke (1859-1943) in 1880 in Rozyszye in the parish of Roschischtche, Volhynia, Ukraine. In 1893, they immigrated to Canada and then moved to the state of Washington. .