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3 items extracted from CO 273/389. Straits Settlements: Singapore (now the Republic...
Catalogue reference: MR 1/749
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This record is about the 3 items extracted from CO 273/389. Straits Settlements: Singapore (now the Republic... dating from 1912 in the series Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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MR 1/749
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Date (When the record was created)
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1912
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Description (What the record is about)
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3 items extracted from CO 273/389. Straits Settlements: Singapore (now the Republic of Singapore). 3 sketch plans. (1) 'Impounding reservoir catchment area': field plan showing rubber plantations, a burial ground, roads and streams. (2) Plan of the site of a proposed wireless station. (3) Plan of an area near to the United Singapore Rubber Plantations and Yes Chu Kang Road, showing contours. Compass indicator. Scale (all plans): 1 inch to 4 chains. Dimensions: (1) 101.5 cm x 132 cm; (2) 31 cm x 56 cm; (3) 103 cm x 65 cm.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Map scale (The scale of a map, plan or drawing)
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1:3168
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Physical condition (Aspects of the physical condition of the record that may affect or limit its use)
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MS, coloured; (2) and (3) on linen
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4559776/
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Series information
MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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Within the department: MR
Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from records of various departments
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Within the series: MR 1
Public Record Office: Maps and plans extracted to rolled storage from various series...
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3 items extracted from CO 273/389. Straits Settlements: Singapore (now the Republic...
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