History of Tawau 1960 - 1969

1964

 

On September 16, 1963, Sabah and Sarawak had become the two Borneo states of the new Malaysian nation.

 

Martin Collacott. Martin was a Canadian Colombo Plan advisor assigned to the Sabah Education Department in 1960s

 

 

Tawau was an isolated place in 1964, accessible only by one daily Dakota flight or by Straits Steamship every couple of weeks. There were no highways to anywhere. Television was unheard of in Borneo.

 

 
 

INDEX : History   20-9-2008  Saturday December 05, 2009 10:21:33 AM +0800

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