https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00 Made with history en-us 2016-09-22 12:40:54 UTC 2023-05-25 15:32:32 UTC hello@padlet.com t0307159b https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125685920 Chinese immigrants use to work in occupations such as lightermen, coolies and merchants. ]]> 2016-09-22 12:44:02 UTC https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125685920 t0307159b https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125691372 Lightermen are people who would carry people from one end of the river to the other. They would also carry fuel and goods from the ships to the shore and vice-versa. This is due to the fact that ships 
were too big. This act is called lighterage. The majority of Chinese had taken over the south Indians by the 1900s.]]> 2016-09-22 12:59:02 UTC https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125691372 t0307159b https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125694283 Chinese coolies formed the majority of Singapore's labour force. They were mainly made male immigrants (who were unskilled) who came to Singapore in the later half of the 19th century. Some were employed in construction ]]> 2016-09-22 13:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125694283 t0307159b https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125698273 19th century Boat Quay was the busiest part of the river with many shop houses and warehouses dotting the river bank. The area was the main business centre for Chinese merchants. These merchants traded textiles and local products such as tin, rubber, shark fins, sea cucumber and spices. ]]> 2016-09-22 13:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/t0307159b/xaspnbnpfg00/wish/125698273