August 2019
All set for the ‘Big Day’
Hope everyone has their tickets. Oh, and remember to be there early. Where? Why at Merdeka Stadium of course!
The year was 1957…
…when Lido Theatre had its grand opening. Thanks to Hong Soon Keong, we have here a photograph taken outside the cinema before the opening. It shows the Band of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Lincolnshire Regiment of Taiping by the kind permission of the Commanding Officer, Lt Col S G Doulson performing outside the Lido Theatre.
74 years ago…
74 years ago, in 1945, the Allied Forces won the Second World War (WW II). Although not taken in Ipoh, this first page of The Illustrated London News shows the The King and The Queen of England, with their princesses, acknowledging the cheers of their people on the afternoon of victory day. Can you believe it’s been 74 years since WW II ended? :O
Local Football Heroes
The picture shows the Perak XI Football Team (back 1957), in Ipoh. Do you remember them?
Happy World Stadium, 1957
In 1957, while we were still revelling in the euphoria of being an independent nation, another exciting event took place in Singapore.
Did you attend the match? We’d love to hear from you….
The 25th Anniversary Edition
Dear Collectors…do you still have your copy? 😉
Merdeka Day at Selaba Estate
Being the month of August, we shall continue with some Merdeka/Independence Day memories.
We thank Alison Cotterill for this photograph. This was taken at the Oil Palm Estate in Selaba, Teluk Anson. According to Alison, the photograph was taken back in 1957.
Merdeka Tournaments
These are the Champions and the Runners-up, the Yoke Hong Blue and Yellow teams, of the Perak Table Tennis Merdeka Trophy Tournament. The photo was taken on 22nd September 1957. Were there other such tournaments held in conjunction with Malaysia’s Independence Day?
Merdeka Clock Towers
There are many clock towers in and around the state of Perak. According to the above article from Vicinity Perak, Perak is home to three clock towers which were constructed to commemorate Independence Day. Where are these clock towers you say? Well, they can be found in Kampar (built in 1957), Parit (1959) and Sungai Siput (1960).
How many have YOU visited?
…all are welcome…
We were told by our donor (Alan Wanless) that this photo was taken in Sungai Siput. The picture shows some of the guests which attended a Merdeka Day celebration, back in 1957.
Among those in attendance was a cute doggy (bottom right) 🙂 😉
Merdeka Badge?
Did you own such a lapel badge? If yes, do you still have it?