Wednesday 31 August 2022

Sunday 28 August 2022

A view of St. Thomas school from the back area of ​​the Aurora Hotel

A view of St. Thomas school from the back area of ​​the Aurora Hotel which is located in front of the school. Students can be seen playing football in the school's football field. At this time there is only a small block of St. Thomas school compared to now. Around the end of the 1960's
 

The Borneo Company office and store, circa 1960's fronting Keppel Road at Bintulu


 The Borneo Company office and store, circa 1960's, fronting Keppel Road.A unique company that existed during the Brooke's family administration and control of Sarawak was the Borneo Company Limited.  It was referred to briefly as 'Borneo Company'.  It was founded in London in 1856 and established its operation in Kuching in the same year.  


The Company carried out business throughout Sarawak during the Brooke days (1841 - 1941) and during the British colonial period (1946-1963).  The Borneo Company Limited was granted sole public company operating rights in Sarawak in 1856 and had strategic interests in minerals, timber, agriculture, shipping and financing government commercial schemes. In the 1960's, the Company's operation in Bintulu was carried out at a wooden shophouse along the Keppel Road (see top picture) The Borneo Company faced changing fortunes when in 1963 it was re-named as SEBOR Holdings (Sarawak) Sendirian Berhad and partly owned by SEDC Sarawak.


 However, in 1967 Borneo Company merged with Inchcape Group of UK and run as subsidiary of the group.  In 2007, the Company was taken over by Hong Kong-based company, Integrated Distribution Services (IDS) Group Limited.

Friday 26 August 2022

Thursday 25 August 2022

Wednesday 24 August 2022

Tuesday 23 August 2022

Monday 22 August 2022

Sunday 21 August 2022

Berjaya Week 1965


 Berjaya Week 1965.Datuk Stephen Kalong Ningkan (Chief Minister) leading the Berjaya procession,on his left is Dato Wee Hood Teck,Treasurer of The national Defence fund,on his right is Dato Othman,Chairman of the competition and dramatics Sub-Committee, and Tuan Haji Suut Tahir,Chairman of the Publicity and Exhibition.

Kejaman girl from the upper Rejang


 Photograph showing a close-up of a girl wearing bead necklaces, bangles, a rattan headband and earrings in her stretched earlobes. She has tattoos on her arms, from her elbows to her wrists. The beads hanging around her neck are probably yellow African beads, which were highly prized. 


The rattan headband is typical of that region. The tattoos on her arms were worn to show aristocratic standing. The patterns extend from the elbows down on the arms and from the thighs down on the legs. 


An impression of the pattern was applied to the skin with a woodblock, primed with a mixture of lamp soot and coconut oil. This pattern was then tattooed into the skin using pins.'Kejaman girl from the upper Rejang' by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1949.

Saturday 20 August 2022

Thursday 18 August 2022

The Astana or Palace at Kuching


 Photograph showing a scene, taken from one side of the river (Pengkalan Batu) looking towards the opposite bank. In the foreground, various covered boats are moored, and people walk to and fro. In the background, on the other bank,(nearby Pengkalan Sapi) a stone boathouse can be seen, among other buildings and gardens.

'The Astana or Palace at Kuching, built by the Rajahs and now the residence of the State's Governor' by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1950's

Kelabit marriage ceremony

Photograph showing two Kelabit men and a woman, sitting together. This is a posed photograph, probably meant to show the Kelabit marriage ceremony. The men are seated at right. Their hair is cut short all around their heads, and they wear many beads, bracelets and earrings. 

The wrist bracelets are made of giant clam shells, the ear decorations from bear tooth. The darkest beads are Venetian glass, and are considered very valuable. The woman wears a skull cap made of stone beads, a traditional sign of aristocratic birth that dates to 700 AD. 

Such headwear was treated as an heirloom, and passed down through the family.'Group of Kelabits' photograph by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1953

 

Wednesday 17 August 2022

The Late Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub pinning the brooch on Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud


 The Late Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Rahman Yakub pinning the brooch on Datuk Patinggi Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud,signifying the transfer of leadership.Circa 1981.

Tuesday 16 August 2022

Sunday 14 August 2022

Saturday 13 August 2022

A whole Iban people lives in one longhouse


 A whole Iban people  lives in one house. Called a longhouse, the structure is divided into "Doors", or families, which open onto bamboo platforms like the one here. People, dogs, pigs, and chickens share the communal life, resulting in a tight knit, cooperative, but disease-ridden, society.Photo Circa 1960's

Jambatan Gantung Satok in 1970's


 The community gathered near the Satok Suspension Bridge in the early 1970's. On that particular time, there is only this bridge available to cross the river. In addition to pedestrians, this bridge can support motorcycles, cars and small buses to cross the river. Only in the middle 1970's, the Tun Abdul Rahman Bridge built next to it, this bridge is only used by pedestrians

The Syariah Court in Jalan Satok, in the 1980s


 The Syariah Court in Jalan Satok, in the 1980s, this building was a single building compared to today which has a similar building next to this building. A similar building was constructed above the KRDC building. Here we can see part of the Kuching Rural District Council (KRDC) office which is close to the Syariah Court. 

Friday 12 August 2022

View from top of Saujana Parking Building


 View from top of Saujana Parking Building which is Medan Selera Saujana.Circa early 2000's.This place is fully full from the day this Medan Saujana open in early 1990's.Lot of food we can find here and it's open from morning to early night.Lot of people came here as on that time the whole area around Saujana,Padang Pasir and Open air are full of Public Transportation, while waiting for their transport some people gathering here.

Tuesday 9 August 2022

Two Kayan women squatting on the floor of a hut


 Photograph showing two women squatting on the floor of a hut. One woman is carrying a child on her back in a bead work bag (called an 'avat') while the other is working on beading, laid out on the floor.

The decoration on the beadwork 'avat' is typical of that used to indicate aristocratic birth. Decoration includes the conch shell discs along the side of the bag and the design of a dragon on the centre panel of the bag.'Kenyah beadworker at Long Jawi in the Ulu Balui' by Hedda Morrison,Circa 1966.