February 2022 - IpohWorld's World

Ipoh Town, 1960s

By felicia|2022-02-24T14:52:44+08:00February 25th, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town|

I’m sure you know which street this is 😉

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Travelling via Elephant

By felicia|2022-02-22T14:43:52+08:00February 23rd, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs|

We have here a picture from Conrad Presgrave-Payne – the grandson of Sir R G Watson. The estimated date is 1914, when Sir R G Watson was on a tour of Perak.

Anyone here travel via elephant before? I haven’t…but I have sat on a ostrich once 🙂

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Belfield Street, 1930

By felicia|2022-02-22T09:54:10+08:00February 22nd, 2022|Categories: childhood, Identify Photographs, Ipoh Town, Memories, Natural Heritage|

We thank Edwin Siebel for sharing this picture with us. Yes, it is none other than the E W Birch Fountain 🙂

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…and on to sports news…

By felicia|2022-02-17T11:58:12+08:00February 18th, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs|

The Straits Times on Thursday 25th of February 1954, while covering the Hussars Cup, reported that St. Michael’s Institution (SMI) whipped visitors Guru Nanak Institution six-nil in a first round tie in the Perak inter-school knockout soccer competition. In another first round tie, home side Anderson School trounced Junior Technical Trade School five-nil.

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Once upon a villa…

By felicia|2022-02-17T11:33:24+08:00February 17th, 2022|Categories: childhood, Identify Photographs, Memories, Natural Heritage|

Here’s a familiar villa 🙂 What’s even more interesting is the interior – where once there was a portrait of the owner! (picture below)

We thank Lennie Brookes for sharing these pictures with us.

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Waller Court flats

By felicia|2022-02-14T15:49:30+08:00February 14th, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs|

Here’s another picture from Ipoh: The Town that Tin Built. This is an early shot of the famed Waller Court flats.

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“Modern Living”

By felicia|2022-02-11T15:46:27+08:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs, ipoh, Memories|

According to Ipoh: The Town that Tin Built, this is part of the Canning Garden housing estate. Any idea which section of Canning Garden this is?

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Another British Resident of Perak

By felicia|2022-02-07T15:51:39+08:00February 7th, 2022|Categories: history, Identify Photographs, People|

Here’s a picture of the Hon. Mr R. G. Watson, British Resident of Perak. This picture was taken from the G.C.V.O. Week booklet, published around 1914.

This booklet is an account of the celebrations at Kuala Kangsar from 21st-28th September 1913, to mark the presentation to His Highness the Sultan of Perak of the insignia of the G.C.V.O. (Grand Cross of the Victorian Order).

We thank Winson Saw for sharing this with us.

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“going West”

By felicia|2022-02-02T14:27:08+08:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs|

Did it serve ‘western food’? Or, was this just a nickname? If you know more about this ‘western restaurant’ do let us know 🙂

ps: This advertisement can be found in a Chinese New Year booklet, produced by Odeon Theatre.

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Movie Time!

By felicia|2022-02-02T12:50:42+08:00February 2nd, 2022|Categories: Identify Photographs|

If there’s one thing I look forward to during Chinese New Year, it’s probably the Chinese movies featured on TV 😉

I’ve not seen this movie – Pursuit of a Killer – but I’m sure some of you have.

We have here a scan of the synopsis as well as a promotional still from the movie.

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