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Tramway of ‘Billian’ or iron wood rails, Jambusan Valley antimony workings, Upper Sarawak, Borneo, 1868 - 1890

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y3035B/7

Scope and Contents

249 x 188 mm. Showing two labourers posed beside a truck loaded with antimony ore collected from the surface of the workings. With a thatched shed containing winding gear in the right foreground. The railway trucks seen here are considerably larger than those seen in Y3035B/6.

Dates

  • Creation: 1868 - 1890

Conditions Governing Access

From the Fonds:

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Language of Materials

English

Date information

DateText: The date is approximate..

Finding aid date

2012-06-05 10:22:21+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

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