Sunday, 4 March 2018

Sarawak General Hospital


Sarawak General Hospital as seen sometime in early 1900's


Sarawak General Hospital seen yesteryear ( 2017) ,this view will be sealed forever as currently new development are made nearby the area.This gate has been closed early 2018 ,the main entrance (at registration counter ) also has been closed and the entrance can be use now is from The Specialist Clinic Entrance , The Emergency Unit Entrance and from jalan Tun Abang haji Openg Entrance.

Friday, 2 March 2018

Textile Museum of Sarawak


This building known as Sarawak Textile Museum , located across the general Post Office of Kuching and nearby Plaza Merdeka and Waterfront Hotel. Beside this building, there is another historical Building which was a dispensary and also used for High Court office for several decades.

The reason the other building was a dispensary is because this Textile museum was a Hospital office during the Brooke Era.Several changes has been made to the building for the last hundred years suitable for what the purpose of this building now.

The surrounding of this area also has been transform from a regular shop houses to modern Shopping Complex and nice hotels.This place easy to find with lot of historical places nearby and just 5 minutes walk to the infamous Kuching Waterfront.



The Construction of Historical Building of Central Police Station Kuching




Central Police Station Kuching Building located at old Town of Kuching City Centre , surrounded by other several historical Building ( Old Court House, Printing Office - Later day became District Office,Sarawak Museum,Main Bazaar,General Post Office,St. Thomas Cathedral)

Thursday, 1 March 2018

Pembinaan Kubah Masjid Bahagian Kuching lama



Proses awal pembinaan Kubah Baru Masjid Bahagian Kuching (circa 16.10.1931)

Masjid Bahagian Kuching , tahun 1935 di mana Kubah Baru sedang dibina menggantikan Kubah lama. Masjid dan Kubah ini diruntuhkan pada awal tahun 1960an untuk membina bangunan Masjid baru.

Satok Suspension Bridge


The earliest photo of Satok Suspension Bridge in Satok area.Shown here the Steel towers 70 ft high for suspension bridge.After few decades,the bridge close for Public sometimes end of 1990's and early 2000's ,the bridge suddenly collapsed.The only things remain is this Steel towers,one at the Satok area and the other across the river (now nearby Kubah Ria food court). 

Early this year (2018) Sarawak Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Zohari bin Abang Tun Haji Openg announcing to rebuild this historic Satok Suspension Bridge.This Bridge is the first Bridge connecting Satok (the Mainland) to Matang area (now known as Petra Jaya) .Since the early day,this Bridge is not only use by people jay walking but also commuting motorcycles,cars and small bus.

 
Only after the new bridge build nearby ( Tun Abdul Rahman Yaakub bridge) this Suspension bridge only use for people to across the river as the othe bridge is bigger and accommodate bigger vehicles.In the later before its collapse,this bridge use mostly by anglers.



 Another view of Satok Suspension Bridge from the river.