Old Bintulu Airport at the middle of Bintulu Town

 Old Bintulu Airport at the middle of Bintulu Town,Circa middle 1990's.

Bintulu airport circa late 1970's/early 1980's

 Bintulu airport circa late 1970's/early 1980's from the STA’s tourist booklet “Sarawak on your Own” compiled by Francis Tan Eng Chong in 1981

Bintulu town view from Kemena River

 Bintulu town view from Kemena River,Circa 1992

The road Jalan Keppel towards to Kampung Baru Bintulu

 The road Jalan Keppel towards to Kampung Baru Bintulu,this time most of Kampung still available nearby to Bintulu Town circa 1999.

Jepak Bridge - Under construction as on November 2022

 Jepak Bridge - Under construction as on November 2022

Kampung Sibiew in Bintulu

 Road sign to Kampung Sibiew @Sebiew.This village is located near to Bintulu City Centre, near to Jalan Abang Galau. Some also say that the origin of the name of this Sibiew village is sound like"Sea View".

Bintulu Tua Pek Kong at the middle of Bintulu Town

 Bintulu Tua Pek Kong at the middle of Bintulu Town,Circa 1992

Bintulu Town in 1970's,the town area are really small compare to today

 Bintulu Town in 1970's,the town area are really small compare to today.Airport still at the middle of town.

Old wooden shophouses in Bintulu on the band of Kemena River

 Old wooden shophouses in Bintulu on the band of Kemena River,Circa 1970's

Old mosques in Bintulu

 Among the old mosques which still exist in Sarawak is the mosque in Kampung Masjid, Bintulu. The first mosque constructed by local Muslims in Bintulu was built in 1917 in the Kampung Masjid on the same site as it is today.

In the 1950s, the first mosque was demolished and replaced with a new building on the same site as still available today.

Sungai Kemena of Bintulu Town

 The view on Sungai Kemena Bintulu, the river that separates Bintulu City from the surrounding area. This photo was taken near the jetty to connect Kampung Jepak which is located on the other side of Bintulu City. Photo around 1992.

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.

Signboard at Old Bintulu airport in 1992

 Signboard welcoming Sarawak Chief Minister ,Datuk Abdul Taib Mahmud at Bintulu Airport.The Old airport located at middle of the town.Circa 1992

Hoover Hotel at Bintulu

 Hoover Hotel at Bintulu Town Centre,located in between jalan Sommerville and Jalan Keppel.This hotel located nearby to Old Bintulu Airport.This Photo Circa 1970's

Bintulu Main Bazzar,Circa 1955

 Bintulu Main Bazzar,Circa 1955

Place nearby to Bintulu Bridge Construction

 This place is close to the Bridge Construction location that crosses Bintulu Town to the Jepak area. The roads visible here are Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce.

An airplane about to take off was recorded at Old Bintulu airport in 1999

 An airplane about to take off was recorded at  Old Bintulu airport in 1992. Since 2002, this airport has been closed and moved to a new area. This area is in the process of development.

Bintulu city center in 1972

 Bintulu city center in 1972, currently Bintulu is still under the administration of Miri ,  the Bintulu city was under its own district on January 1st 1987.

Bandar Bintulu, around early 1990s.

 Bandar Bintulu, around early 1990s. All these building blocks are still here, the airport behind has moved to a new area, the airport area is now all half developed. There are blocks of shops and new lodging apartment can be seen there now.The roads in the city center you see now are one way only now, all the roads in the city have been changed to facilitate movement within the city.

Bintulu Centenary Cover

Bintulu Centenary Cover,drawn by  AJP.Tajudin