Nov 4, 1899 (North Borneo Herald)
Mr Henry Walker, the Commissioner of Lands, recommended a narrow strip of coastal land between Tanjung Lipat and Tanjung Aru, to be the site for a deep water port on the mainland and a terminus for a railway line.
Walker was convinced it was a good place to start a town and the present proves him right – the strip of land became Jesselton, named after Sir Charles Jessel Bart, a vice chairman of the Chartered Company. Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu) was directly opposite Gaya, an island on which a settlement was started in 1881 and by January 1884, had a population of 400.
Gaya was the Chartered Company’s administrative centre for the west coast but the island was abandoned for Jesselton. Rebel leader Mat Salleh looted and burnt Gaya to the ground in 1897.
Malaysian Scouts were
placed under one umbrella
Nov 3, 1964 (Daily Express)
The Malaysian Boy Scouts Federation (the term “Boy”
(Monday, August 27, 1962)
74-year-old taxation ends
JESSELTON, Sunday. – The Secretary for Local Government announced today to introduce a Bill at the next meeting of Legislative Council to abolish poll tax in North Borneo
By: North Borneo News and Sabah Times
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(Jesselton, Saturday, October 27, 1962)
TUARAN, Friday.- Kent Teachers Training College will hold its annual open day on 28th, October, Sunday.
It is learnt that teaching aids made by students of the College will be on display and that the lecturers there will give demonstrations on the teaching of such subjects as Geography, Education, Physical Education and Hygiene.
The exhibition, to be held at the premises of the College here, will be open to the public from 8.30 am to noon on Sunday. It is hoped that the teachers from Jesselton and Tuaran areas may find the exhibition of teaching aids and demonstrations a great help to them in their teaching.
By: North Borneo News and Sabah Times
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JESSELTON, Wed. – The Governor, Sir William Goode today inspected the new Papar road which has now reached Mile 17. He drove along the newly-constructed highway from Donggongon to the outskirts of Kinarut.
The leading PWD bulldozers are now pushing their way through hilly country two miles beyond Kinarut. The road is expected to reach Papar by the end of this year.
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