Sunday, 15 April 2018

The RAJAH BROOKE 2312 GRT Ship


Rajah Brooke Ship Cruising The Sarawak River.Photo taken sometimes early 1960's.



This ship is the RAJAH BROOKE 2312 GRT built in 1948 by the Caledon S/B & E. Co. Ltd. in Dundee, Scotland for the Sarawak Steamship Co. Ltd. to run between Kuching and Singapore. Transferred to the Straits Steamship Co. Ltd. Singapore in 1964, She sailed to all the ports in Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan and Sabah carrying passengers and cargoes. Broken up in 1980 in Singapore.

Saturday, 14 April 2018

Aurora Hotel


A go kart race at Padang Central (now Padang Merdeka).The building behind is Aurora Hotel,now replaced with Merdeka Palace,build sometime on middle of 1990's.This picture took at Junction of Jalan Barrack and jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg.