Selamat Hari Merdeka ke-65
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Month: August 2022
All Set for the Big Day
Looks like the YMCA is all set for Merdeka celebrations. Have you put up your flag(s) yet?
Railway Police?
This is a Federated Malay States Gilt Railway Police Cap Badge; a five–pointed star shaped with ‘F M S Railway Police’ between two circles and surrounding a tiger in centre. Have you seen a badge like this before?
Boy Scouts Poster
We thank Ganesh Kolandaveloo for sharing this lovely poster with us. Have you seen such posters before? Were they part of a series, perhaps?
Staff photo, from 1955
This is said to be a Staff Photo, from 1955. We thank Gary Au Yong for this gem 🙂
Celebration Time!
We thank Gary Au Yong for this picture. It was taken on 25 April 1953. This is said to be the Perak Hoteliers’ Association at Fu Heng’s 3rd anniversary.
Japanese HQ at Anderson School?
This photograph shows Fujiwara Iwaichi with Captain M. Akram, adjutant to General Mohan Singh, at Fujiwara Kikan headquarters at the Anderson School, Ipoh, on 5th January 1942. The military headquarters was established by Fujiwara Kikan, the military intelligence agency, on New Year’s Day 1942. The building also served as the headquarters of Indian Independence League […]
A year…after WW 1
This photograph reproduced from ‘Imperial Patriot’, shows a ceremony at the Ipoh Club to mark the first anniversary of declaration of World War I on 4 August 1915.
Goodbye to a Legend
With a heavy heart, we say goodbye to Dato’ Ng Boon Bee DPTJ AMN. He was a Malaysian badminton player, whose success in doubles earned him recognition as one of greatest doubles players in badminton history. Ng Boon Bee is probably the finest sportsman to come out of SMI, being one of the stars of […]
Scenic Springs
Looks like a beautiful painting, doesn’t it? This postcard shows the hot springs at Tambun, Ipoh. It was posted to France on 28 August 1913. It shows three men in front of the geyser; behind the geyser are the famed Limestone cliffs of the Kinta Valley. This, of course, is a Kaulfuss postcard 🙂
Grand Opening?
We thank Ann Kesselring Hamon for sharing this picture with us. We believe this was taken when the Chinese Methodist Church first opened, back in 1954. Could anyone tell us where this place is?