Silimpopon

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2007. First edition. Hard Cover. New. New. Few people realise that Borneo had a highly productive coal mine, supporting a community of 3,000 people in its heyday, for about 30 years from the beginning of the 20th century. Ibbotson, an established Borneo resident, beautifully brings this forgotten part of Sabah's history back to life… Read more about this item

Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2007. First edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/new. Few people realise that Borneo had a highly productive coal mine, supporting a community of 3,000 people in its heyday, for about 30 years from the beginning of the 20th century. Ibbotson, an established Borneo resident, beautifully brings this forgotten part of Sabah's history back to life… Read more about this item

Sabah: Opus Publications. 2007. Hard cover. Very good in very good dust jacket.. 199 p., illustrations, bibliography, index. . 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… Read more about this item