In the early 20th century, the Silimpopon Coal Mine--the only such mine in Sabah (then known as North Borneo)--operated for more than 25 years in a remote location a few miles upriver from Tawau. Owned by the London-based Cowie Harbour Coal Company, the mine was staffed with European managers and engineers. While some locals were also employed, the majority of the mine labourers were Chinese coolies imported directly from China. At its height the mine housed a community of more than 3000, greater than the population of Tawau at that time. It was a self-contained community, with its own shops, hospital and police as well as the necessary workshops. A railway with Andrew Barclay locomotives provided the only means of transport to the Silimpopon River--for both coal and people.This book provides a detailed look at the Silimpopon Coal Mine. It not only includes many technical details (and illustrations) of its workings and accounts of the numerous technical reports commissioned (and often ignored). The financial (mis)fortunes of the mine are also closely followed. Readers more interested in social history than coal mining will be fascinated by the extraordinary collection of historical photographs which illustrate accounts of mine life--from the very primitive underground working conditions to the social life of the mine managers and their wives.

Silimpopon: A Borneo Coal Mine

History

Ross Ibbotson

Asia

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The Pagans of North Borneo

Owen Rutter

British North Borneo: An Account of Its History, Resources and Native Tribes

Politics & Social Sciences

Anthropology

Kinabalu Guerrillas: An Account of the Double Tenth Rising Against the Japanese Invaders in North Borneo

Hall, M.

World Within: A Borneo Story

tom-harrisson

Keith, A: Three Came Home

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Three Came Home

Keith, Agnes Newton

Military

This book is an attempt to explore some aspects of Sabah's wartime experience, covering the period from 1941 to 1945, from the eve of the Japanese invasion to the reoccupation by the Allied forces. These five years mark an important watershed for the people of Sabah who, after progressing steadily towards modernity for sixty years, suffered one of the greatest calamities of their lives. The magnitude of destruction went beyond material losses; many also lost their lives. More than 60 years have passed since the end of World War II, so it is only right that some accounts of the war and its effect on Sabah be written for the sake of later generations.

Historical Sabah: The War

Danny Wong Tze Ken

Blood Brothers: Sabah and Australia, 1942-1945

Lynette Ramsay Silver

Written by the author of the highly popular field manual, A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders, this book on the spiders of Brunei is another user-friendly pictorial identification guide - in a more attractive format, and more lavishly illustrated with stunning colour images showcasing the astounding diversity of Southeast Asian spiders, particularly those in Brunei Darussalam and the rest of Borneo.

Crafted in a language readily understood by beginners, it gives useful tips on how to recognise more than 250 species of spiders in the field, with succinct notes on their natural history and geographic distribution.

It is an indispensable identification aid for students and teachers engaged in ecological and biodiversity studies, and an essential reference resource for weekend naturalists, macrophotography enthusiasts, eco-tourists and visiting scientists.

Spiders of Borneo: With Special Reference to Brunei

Unknown, Author

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