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NLB (National Library Board)This dataset is a list of digital materials from the collections of the National Library, Singapore, with the subject of Sports and Recreation.
Please note that each item in the dataset might be categorised under more than one subject, depending on its content.
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Identifier Uri Text | Identifier Uuid Text | Title Text | Alternative Text | Creator Text | Creator People Text | Creator People Cn Text | Creator Orgs Text | Creator Orgs Cn Text | Creator Lcna Text | Contributor Text | Contributor People Text | Contributor People Cn Text | Contributor Orgs Text | Contributor Orgs Cn Text | Contributor Lcna Text | Digital Publisher Text | Original Publisher Text | Date Created Text | Has Part Uuid Text | Description Text | Abstract Text | Table Of Contents Text | Subject Lcsh Text | Subject Singheritage Text | Language Text | Ispartof Collection Text | Nlb Type Text | Rights Text | Access Rights Text |
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(Null)0.8% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)95.2% Yi jiu jiu ling nian she you zu tuan dao Yunding lü you : tuan ti zhao0.1% Zong xiang wen hua xing, 2012|Zong xiang wen hua xing, er ling yi er|SFCCA Heritage Walkathon|Singapore Federation of Chinese Clan Associations Heritage Walkathon0.1% National Day sing-along|第三届 “爱国歌曲大家唱” 国庆晚会, 二零零九|第三届 “爱国歌曲大家唱” 国庆晚会, 二〇〇九|第3届 “爱国歌曲大家唱” 国庆晚会, 2009|Di san jie “Ai guo ge qu da jia chang” guo qing wan hui, 2009|Di san jie “Ai guo ge qu da jia chang” guo qing wan hui, er ling ling jiu|Di 3 jie “Ai guo ge qu da jia chang” guo qing wan hui, 20090.1% The Battle Box<0.1% | (Null)70.6% Lee, Kip Lin8.0% Tan, Berny3.7% Liesel Strauss2.2% Kouo, Shang-Wei, 1924-19881.9% | (Null)87.0% Tan, Chun Wei {18549854}12.0% Wong, Lily {18542827}0.4% Marshall, Jean Mary, Mrs {18560084}0.2% Tang, Kian Cheong {18578948}0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)98.5% Singapore Children's Playhouse {18546225}1.2% Anglo-Chinese School {18488411}0.1% The Chinese High School {18532256}0.1% Chung Hwa Girls' High School {18534043}0.1% | (Null)98.8% 新加坡儿童剧社 {18546224}1.2% 中华女子中学 {18535105}<0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)79.6% Lee, Kip Lin3.5% Owner:Liesel Strauss|Donor:Liesel Strauss2.2% Owner:National Parks Board|Donor:National Parks Board1.4% Owner:新加坡儿童剧社 {18546224}|Owner:新加坡儿童剧社 {18546224}|Owner:Singapore Children's Playhouse {18546225}|Owner:Singapore Children's Playhouse {18546225}1.1% | (Null)99.8% Composer:Tang, Martin {18455042}|Composer:Goh, Kheng Long {18455128|Composer:Kelly, Raymond {18489031}|Lyricist:Tang, Martin {18455042}|Lyricist:Kelly, Raymond {18489031}0.2% Author:Yau, Janice {18559748}<0.1% Author:Yau, Janice {18559748}|Author:Wong, Winnie {18559750}<0.1% Composer:Tang, Martin {18455042}|Composer:Goh, Kheng Long {18455128|Composer:Kelly, Raymond {18489031}<0.1% | (Null)100.0% | (Null)98.7% Owner:Singapore Children's Playhouse {18546225}1.2% Editor:Shanghai shu ju bian ji wei yuan hui {18546323}0.1% | (Null)98.7% Owner:新加坡儿童剧社 {18546224}1.2% Editor:上海书局编辑委员会 {18546226}0.1% | (Null)98.8% Photographer:Lee, Kip Lin0.5% NIL:Lee, Kip Lin0.4% Arranger:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-|Owner:Iskandar Mirza Ismail, 1956-0.2% Performer:林倩如, 1963-|Performer:Lim, Annie, 1963-<0.1% | (Null)27.8% National Library Board Singapore63.3% National Archives of Singapore4.4% Singapore Zoo<0.1% Singapore Sport Council<0.1% | (Null)95.0% National Parks Board1.5% National Library Board1.0% People's Association0.5% Musset Publications Pte Ltd0.2% | (Null)37.1% 18/3/2001 0:001.9% 27/10/20071.3% 1/5/19831.2% 1970 / 19791.2% | (Null)99.2% ce1691ac-87f5-4f3c-be1f-148701fae7d0<0.1% 063a81ba-dac0-4fef-afb6-6feba62f5d69<0.1% 0769e0ed-bb2e-4cf2-b3d9-c1240beb92a0<0.1% 07c50241-e4dc-41b2-8ff0-8c5dcaddab62<0.1% | (Null)32.7% | (Null)63.7% | (Null)97.7% [Capteh] -- History -- Description -- References.<0.1% [Istana Park] -- History -- Description -- References.<0.1% [First vertical marathon] -- Description -- References.<0.1% [The Great Singapore Workout] -- Description -- References.<0.1% | (Null)1.3% | (Null)0.0% | (Null)63.4% eng35.3% chi0.4% zxx0.2% eng|chi0.2% | (Null)0.2% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>WAS {43192}24.7% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>SNAP>>Little Red Dot Collection {18549142}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>SNAP {10128}12.4% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Donors' Collection>>Lee Kip Lin Collection {18486841}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>SNAP|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Heritage Collection12.4% NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>SNAP {10128}|NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>COVID-19 Collection {18673337}10.3% | (Null)0.0% Photograph {18335736}60.0% Website {18335747}31.1% Article {18335714}3.3% Digitised Periodical {18335985}2.3% | (Null)2.0% All rights reserved.25.2% All rights reserved. Lee Kip Lin and National Library Board, Singapore 2009.12.4% All rights reserved. National Library Board, 20098.9% All rights reserved. Berny Tan, 20203.7% | (Null)0.7% The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder.98.3% The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.0.4% The information in this article is valid as at Oct 2015 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.0.1% The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without prior permission of the copyright holder.|0.1% |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=006d4087-4672-425b-a1ab-8ba658c2b1fc | 006d4087-4672-425b-a1ab-8ba658c2b1fc | Pearl's Hill | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 4/12/1997 | 884095c3-c0a2-4c5b-851b-6d8b0d5dd46a | NA | Pearl’s Hill is an enclave in the Outram area bounded by the Central Expressway, Outram Road, Eu Tong Sen Street and Upper Cross Street. Initially the location of Chinese-owned gambier plantations, the hill was first called Mount Stamford, after Sir Stamford Raffles. Its current name is taken from Captain James Pearl, owner and commander of the Indiana, the ship in which Raffles sailed from Penang in January 1819 on the expedition that culminated in the founding of Singapore. Colonial institutional buildings located here have included the Seamen’s Hospital (predecessor of the Singapore General Hospital), the first Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Outram Prison (also known as H. M. Jail), and the Upper and Lower Barracks of the Sikh contingent of the Straits Settlements Police. | [Pearl's Hill] -- History -- Key features -- Variant names -- References. | Street names--Singapore | Hills {18337794}|Streets and Places {18336099} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=00fd55ad-6bd3-4f3f-8d14-b458f32e85e2 | 00fd55ad-6bd3-4f3f-8d14-b458f32e85e2 | Singapore Indoor Stadium is officially opened | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The Singapore Indoor Stadium (SIS) is an indoor sports arena located at the Singapore Sports Hub in Kallang.[1] A defining feature of the stadium, designed by world-renowned Japanese architect Kenzo Tange, is the curved, upturned roof typical of | NA | NA | NA | Sports and Recreation {18486681}|Streets and Places {18336099}|Events {18455339} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2015. | The information in this article is valid as at Oct 2015 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
https://biblioasia.nlb.gov.sg/vol-11/issue-3/oct-dec-2015/sbg | 03649e16-6eac-4d75-8e34-2b591bd09056 | Singapore Botanic Gardens | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | illustration(s) | Contains a select list of books on the Singapore Botanic Gardens that can be found on Level 11 in the Lee Kong Chian Reference Library, National Library Building. | NA | Botanical gardens - Singapore - Bibliography|Botanic Gardens (Singapore) - Bibliography | Parks and gardens {18336508} | eng | NLB Collections>>Index to Singapore Information {16145204}|NLB Collections>>Publications>>BiblioAsia {16180172} | Article {18335714} | NA | NA |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=037c1b5d-bd5c-4aa6-85ac-e60e61c6caea | 037c1b5d-bd5c-4aa6-85ac-e60e61c6caea | Opening of the National Stadium | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The National Stadium was one of the most iconic buildings in Singapore. Opened on 21 July 1973 by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the stadium was a venue for many sports, cultural and entertainment events such as the 1983 and 1993 Southeast Asian | NA | NA | NA | Streets and Places {18336099}|Sports and Recreation {18486681}|Heritage and Culture {18336130} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2014. | The information in this article is valid as at 2014 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=08890482-e2dd-4a57-beec-1a677bec5efc | 08890482-e2dd-4a57-beec-1a677bec5efc | IOC elects host city of 2012 Summer Olympic Games | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Held at least once a year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session is the general meeting of the members of the IOC.[1] The main prerogatives of the IOC Session include: electing the host city of the Olympic Games, the IOC president, | NA | NA | NA | Sports and Recreation {18486681}|Events {18455339} | eng | NA | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2015. | The information in this article is valid as at 2015 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=09da6c39-40f8-4cbb-a8b7-d4db481e2698 | 09da6c39-40f8-4cbb-a8b7-d4db481e2698 | Pasir Ris | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Tan, Bonny | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | National Library Board Singapore | NA | 17/4/1999 | NA | NA | Pasir Ris is located in the eastern region of Singapore, and is bounded by Sungei Serangoon, Tampines Expressway, Upper Changi Road North and the Serangoon Harbour. It was originally a low-lying, undeveloped area with kampongs and villages. The beach was a popular venue for water skiing in the 1950s. Today, the landmarks in the area include NTUC Downtown East and Pasir Ris Park. | [Pasir Ris] -- History -- Key features -- Density -- References. | Suburbs--Singapore|Street names--Singapore|Urbanization--Singapore | Streets and Places {18336099}|Places of interest {18455236} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>Singapore Infopedia {10126} | Article {18335714} | NA | The information on this page and any images that appear here may be used for private research and study purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way without first gaining the permission of the copyright holder. |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/music-article-detail?cmsuuid=0a459455-faf0-4505-b5fc-7482d15f1c2e | 0a459455-faf0-4505-b5fc-7482d15f1c2e | New World | NA | NA | Goh, Peck Keong {18541745} | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | The ‘Worlds’, as they came to be known, were popular amusement parks-cum-performance venues that ruled Singapore’s entertainment scene from the 1920s until the 1960s. Many of Singapore’s musicians cut their teeth at these venues, performing as young warm-up acts for the stars, and playing to appreciative audiences. MusicSG profiles New World amusement park, the first of the three ‘worlds’ that came into being. | The ‘Worlds’, as they came to be known, were popular amusement parks-cum-performance venues that ruled Singapore’s entertainment scene from the 1920s until the 1960s. Many of Singapore’s musicians cut their teeth at these venues, performing as young warm-up acts for the stars, and playing to appreciative audiences. MusicSG profiles New World amusement park, the first of the three ‘worlds’ that came into being. | NA | Performing arts--Singapore--History--20th century|Amusements--Singapore--History--20th century | Performing Arts {18336117}|Sports and Recreation {18486681} | eng | NLB Collections>>MusicSG>>Articles>>History>>English {18254176} | Article {18335714} | NA | NA |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=0aa28bd0-15df-4182-88af-71582491e89f | 0aa28bd0-15df-4182-88af-71582491e89f | Happy World amusement park is opened | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Happy World was one of Singapore’s most popular amusement parks and entertainment outlets from the 1930s to the 1960s.[1] Located on a 10-acre tract along Geylang Road, it was opened on 6 May 1937.[2] The opening ceremony of Happy World was a private | NA | NA | NA | Events {18455339}|Sports and Recreation {18486681} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2016. | The information in this article is valid as at 2016 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
NA | 0af0a961-010e-4b7f-a709-5c4e564ac1de | Khoo Hooi Hye, Lim Bong Soo and the Heyday of Malayan Tennis | NA | Abhishek Mehrotra | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Two remarkable athletes served up a storm to make Malaya a tennis power to contend with during the interwar years. | NA | Tennis--Singapore--History|Tennis--Malaya--History | Tennis players {18337284}|Tennis {18338226} | eng | NLB Collections>>Publications>>BiblioAsia {16180172} | Article {18335714} | NA | NA |
https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=0bd9c5a6-f7b9-4ad6-94cc-064876dc7d0d | 0bd9c5a6-f7b9-4ad6-94cc-064876dc7d0d | Neo Chwee Kok bags fourth gold medal at first Asian Games | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Swimmer Neo Chwee Kok, nicknamed the “Flying Fish” and “Boy Marvel”, was born in Singapore but raised on the Indonesian island of Pulau Samboe. Neo started competitive swimming in 1949 at 18. Two years later, his hard work paid off when he clinched | NA | NA | NA | Sports and Recreation {18486681}|Personalities {18336114} | eng | NLB Collections>>Singapore Collection>>HistorySG {18547869} | Article {18335714} | All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2015. | The information in this article is valid as at Oct 2015 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. |
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import requests
dataset_id = "d_e0665957b2396f91ea0cec35e68ef4a4"
url = "https://data.gov.sg/api/action/datastore_search?resource_id=" + dataset_id
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())
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