History Photo Album - 3

BRITISH MALACCA

 

THE MALACCA REST HOUSE THIS BROMIDE PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOWS THE REST HOUSE AT THE RAILWAY STATION. HOWEVER, THE STATION WAS DESTROYED DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR, AND ITS RAILWAYS TRACKS WERE LOOTED BY THE JAPANESE.  DATE : c 1930

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VICTORIA MONUMENT & CLOCK TOWER, MALACCA  THE PLAQUE ON QUEEN VICTORIA FOUNTAIN READS; "VICTORIA REGINA 1837-1901. ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF MALACCA IN MEMORY OF A GREAT QUEEN". TO THE LEFT IS THE TAN BENG SWEE CLOCK TOWER. DATE : c 1930

THE NEW MALACCA CLUB, MALACCA  THE MALACCA WAS FOUNDED AROUND 1900; IT WAS THE PRINCIPAL RENDEZVOUS FOR THE EUROPEANS. IT FUNCTIONED AS A SOCIAL  AND SPORTING CLUB.

 

 

 

 

 

MALACCA CLUB, MALACCA  THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN THE 1920s TO REPLACE AN EARLIER ONE (THE MALACCA REST HOUSE). ON 31 AUGUST 1957, TUNKU ABDUL RAHMAN STOOD IN FRONT OF THIS CLUB TO PROCLAIM MALAYA'S INDEPENDANCE. TODAY, THIS PLACE IS KNOWN AS THE PROCLAIMATION OF INDEPENDENCE MEMORIAL.

 

MEDICAL MISSION, MALACCA S.S THIS MEDICAL MISSION IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN RUN BY THE BRITISH MISSIONARY SOCIETY (LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY) DATE : c 1910

 

 

 

 

 

MALACCA VOLUNTEER DRIL HALL THIS BROMIDE REAL PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOWS THE VOLUNTEER DRILL HALL IN MALACCA. THE SIGNBOARD IN THE LEFT FOREGROUND READS; "S.S.V.F HEADQUARTERS/MALACCA VOLUNTEER CAMP". DATE : c 1930

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