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*[https://www.academia.edu/4249652/A_taste_of_the_past_Uncovering_food_histories_through_Malayan_newspapers  "A taste of the past: Uncovering food histories through Malayan newspapers"] by Bonnie Tan, Senior Librarian at the National Library of Singapore.  academia.edu
*[https://www.academia.edu/4249652/A_taste_of_the_past_Uncovering_food_histories_through_Malayan_newspapers  "A taste of the past: Uncovering food histories through Malayan newspapers"] by Bonnie Tan, Senior Librarian at the National Library of Singapore.  academia.edu


==Maps==
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2762 1929 Motoring Map of Malaya] Pages can be rotated if required. National Library of Malaysia.
* Also see some Maps in Historical books online, below.
===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my Repositori Digital] Digital repository of the National Library of Malaysia. Book files are available as pdf downloads. Contains some books in English, although it does not appear possible to browse the English language books as a distinct category. For some books the “date of issue”  appears to br the digitization date, rather than the date of publication. A number of the English language books are in the category [http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/1/111/browse Koleksi Peribadi]. Books available include:
*[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my Repositori Digital] Digital repository of the National Library of Malaysia. Book files are available as pdf downloads. Contains some books in English, although it does not appear possible to browse the English language books as a distinct category. For some books the “date of issue”  appears to br the digitization date, rather than the date of publication. A number of the English language books are in the category [http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/1/111/browse Koleksi Peribadi]. Books available include:
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**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2777  ''Malaysia and Indo-China : Information for Visitors to British Malaya, Dutch-Indies (Java, Bali, Sumatra etc.) Siam, French Ind0-China'']. Published by Thos. Cook & Son, Singapore 1926.
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2777  ''Malaysia and Indo-China : Information for Visitors to British Malaya, Dutch-Indies (Java, Bali, Sumatra etc.) Siam, French Ind0-China'']. Published by Thos. Cook & Son, Singapore 1926.
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2533 ''Malaya and Singapore Survey Directory of Churches and Missions in the Federation and Colony''] by  V A Chelliah, No date in catalogue but c 1948
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2533 ''Malaya and Singapore Survey Directory of Churches and Missions in the Federation and Colony''] by  V A Chelliah, No date in catalogue but c 1948
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2017 "Kelantan During World War 1"] by W E Pepys. Article from ''Malaya in History''  July 1960.
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/handle/123456789/2031 ''The Last of The Creepers: Memoirs of A Malayan Rubber Planter 1907-1917''] by C R Harrison,  1961. This is an article from ''Malaya in History'', Volume 7, No 1, September 1961.  A Creeper is  variously described as described as a very new junior assistant,<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Sb-JAAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA31&pg=PA28 Page 28, "Chapter 2: Creeping in Johore April 1930- December 1930],  ''Malayan Spymaster: Memoirs of a Rubber Planter, Bandit Fighter and Spy''  by Boris Hembry 2011 Google Books.</ref> a novice assistant<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ADgUCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 Page 208, "Chapter 13: The Planter’s World"],  ''The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber'' by John Tully 2011. Google Books</ref>  or an assistant planter.<ref>[http://www.christopherhalemedia.org/2013/01/the-planters-life/ "The Planter’s Life"] by Christopher Hale, January 2013.</ref>
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/handle/123456789/2031 ''The Last of The Creepers: Memoirs of A Malayan Rubber Planter 1907-1917''] by C R Harrison,  1961. This is an article from ''Malaya in History'', Volume 7, No 1, September 1961.  A Creeper is  variously described as described as a very new junior assistant,<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=Sb-JAAAAQBAJ&lpg=PA31&pg=PA28 Page 28, "Chapter 2: Creeping in Johore April 1930- December 1930],  ''Malayan Spymaster: Memoirs of a Rubber Planter, Bandit Fighter and Spy''  by Boris Hembry 2011 Google Books.</ref> a novice assistant<ref>[https://books.google.com.au/books?id=ADgUCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA208 Page 208, "Chapter 13: The Planter’s World"],  ''The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber'' by John Tully 2011. Google Books</ref>  or an assistant planter.<ref>[http://www.christopherhalemedia.org/2013/01/the-planters-life/ "The Planter’s Life"] by Christopher Hale, January 2013.</ref>
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2058 ''Untapped Historical Source: Rest House Register Books''] by Robin W Winks April 1964
**[http://myrepositori.pnm.gov.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/2058 ''Untapped Historical Source: Rest House Register Books''] by Robin W Winks April 1964

Revision as of 14:07, 25 August 2016

Also see Straits Settlements

Records

  • BACSA have published the following books:
    • Ipoh and Taiping: War Graves and Graves of Europeans in the Cemeteries in Ipoh and Taiping, Perak, Malaysia by Justin Corfield, 2000. 108pp, 27 illustrations and plan
    • Kota Bharu (Malaysia): European Graves in the Jalan Hamzah Cemetery by Justin Corfield, 1999. 24pp, 23 illustrations and plan
    • Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia): St Mary's Cathedral and the Jalan Birch Cemetery by Justin Corfield, 2000. 24pp, 5 illustrations
    • Seremban, Malaysia: Graves in St Mark's Churchyard, and the Anglican Section of the Seremban Cemetery by E Beavington and Justin Corfield, 2000. 56pp, 11 illustrations
    • Teluk Anson (Malaysia): European Graves in the Jalan Anderson Cemetery by Justin Corfield, 2000. 20pp, 14 illustrations and plan
For details including purchase, see BACSA Books - select Cemetery Record Books.
BACSA have put indexes to the majority of their cemetery books online and these indexes are free to browse. If an indexed name is of interest then application can be made to BACSA for details of the relevant burial inscription - charges apply for this service.
  • British & Indian Armies in the East Indies (1685-1935) by Alan Harfield 1984 is available at the British Library. History of British and Indian Armies in Sumatra, Java, Sarawak, Malaya and Singapore from 1685-1935. Includes names of officers and men buried in these areas. Also includes name lists of persons in some military units which served in these areas.

Military Operations

External links

"Spreading the word: using cookbooks and colonial memoirs to examine the foodways of British Colonials in Asia, 1850-1900" by Cecilia Y. Leong-Salobir, University of Wollongong. From The Routledge History of Food 2015 (pp. 131-155)
"Mrs Beeton in Malaya" by Janice Loo. BiblioAsia Volume 9 Issue. 3 October-December 2013. ywca.org.sg

Maps

  • 1929 Motoring Map of Malaya Pages can be rotated if required. National Library of Malaysia.
  • Also see some Maps in Historical books online, below.

Historical books online

Note this website is often unavailable, and possibly may only be available during office hours, Monday to Friday: 8.00 am - 5.00 pm (local time), being GMT 00.00 to 9.00am
  • [Digital] Sejarah Melayu Library (abrizain.org) has an extensive collection of English language historical books to download as pdfs, with some to also read as text. Click on the titles for further details of the author and year published. If you prefer to read original images, look at the text version (if available), as for some books, it may be apparent they are available on websites such as Archive.org or Google Books. Books available include
    • An extensive collection of Journals of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (SBRAS) which became the Journal of the Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (MBRAS). Click on individual journal issues, and the contents will be shown. These do not seem to be complete issues, but selected articles.
    • The War in Malaya by Lt-Gen A E Percival 1949. Located under General. Scroll down the alphabetical list to T.
  • The Journal of John Jourdain, 1608-1617 : describing his experiences in Arabia, India, and the Malay Archipelago edited by William Foster. Printed for the Hakluyt Society . Second Series, Volume XVI. 1905 Archive.org. The author was in the service of the East India Company.
  • The Burney Papers. Cover the period 1825 to 1849. See Thailand.
  • Travels in south-eastern Asia: embracing Hindustan, Malaya, Siam, and China with notices of numerous missionary stations and a full account of the Burman Empire by Howard Malcom
Volume I,Volume II 2nd edition, 1839 (2 Volumes in 1) Google Books. Tenth American edition [with deletions] c 1855 Archive.org
Multiple volumes: Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India, including Index To All The Journals Nos.1-86 Of The Straits Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society Vol.5 Pt.4 1927
Journal Of The Malayan Branch Of The Royal Asiatic Society Multiple volumes, broken range from Volume 1 1923. Pdf downloads, Digital Library of India.
"Rubber Planting in Ceylon and the Malay States" page 225 The India Rubber World April 1, 1904 Archive.org
Return to Malaya R.H.Bruce Lockhart 1936 Archive.org. The author had previously left Malaya c 1910, see previous book.
  • Singapore Patrol by Alec Dixon, 1935. Pdf download, National Library of Malaysia. The author who joined the Straits Settlements Police postwar was one of a small force of detectives, where riots, murders, and robberies, occurred with alarming frequency. Full title (perhaps only in some editions): Singapore Patrol: Experiences of a Detective Officer in Malaya. Review The Straits Times, 6 December 1935 gov.sg Review The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW) 14 Dec 1935
  • Malayan Landscape 1946. The author is not as catalogued but is Katharine Sim, {with an introduction by Sir Richard Winstedt). The author was in Malaya 1938 to 1942. Includes a final chapter regarding the war situation ahead of the approaching Japanese, with the author’s eventual evacuation from Singapore, shortly before its fall. Pdf download, Digital Library of India
  • The Directory & Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, &c. For a range of editions to 1922, see China
  • A History of Malaya, A.D. 1400-1959 by J Kennedy 1962. Archive.org Lending Library. Before you can borrow this book, you must register. Only one person at a time is able to borrow the book, so you perhaps may need to wait until the book is returned..
  • The Adventures of John Smith in Malaya, 1600-1605 by A Hale 1909. Archive.org. This book was classified as a novel in a review when issued, but it was stated “In the Malayan part of the book…[there] seems to be first hand knowledge of the legends, custom and intimate life of the Malayans”, and it was “written… with… learning”[4]
  • Hilda's "Where is it?" of recipes : containing, amongst other practical and tried recipes, many old Cape, Indian, and Malay dishes and preserves: also directions for polishing furniture, cleaning silk, etc. and a collection of home remedies in case of sickness by Hildagonda J Duckitt 1908 edition Archive.org. First published 1891. The author lived at the Cape of Good Hope.

References

  1. Page 28, "Chapter 2: Creeping in Johore April 1930- December 1930, Malayan Spymaster: Memoirs of a Rubber Planter, Bandit Fighter and Spy by Boris Hembry 2011 Google Books.
  2. Page 208, "Chapter 13: The Planter’s World", The Devil’s Milk: A Social History of Rubber by John Tully 2011. Google Books
  3. "The Planter’s Life" by Christopher Hale, January 2013.
  4. The Spectator Archive: 10 July 1909, page 28