1950 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in Singapore.

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Incumbents

Events

March
  • 1 March - The Teachers’ Training College (present-day National Institute of Education) is formed to train teachers. It is the first-ever training college for teachers.[1]
  • 6 March - A new postal district system diving Singapore into 28 districts is launched, making it the first ever system.[2]

December
  • 11–13 December - The Maria Hertogh riots took place a few days after the verdict, worsened by inflammatory news coverage. The riots left eighteen people dead and 173 injured.[3]
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See also

References
  1. "Teachers' Training College". NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "New Postal Scheme For Singapore". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 March 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  3. "Maria Hertogh riots". NLB. Retrieved 16 August 2019.


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