Vol 21 – The Sabah Society Journal – (2004)

2004-Journal

L.W. St. John-Jones – The Kuching Prisoner-of-War Camp 1944-1945: Heroism and Tragedy. P.S. Shim – Japanese Occupation and the Sungai Manila Tragedy. Dale Straughan and John Bakar – A Comparison of Vertebrates Recorded in 1990-1991 and 1999-2004 from the Sukau Region of the Lower Kinabatangan Floodplain, Sabah. Book Review: Bornean Diaries 1938-1942. I.H.N. Evans

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Vol 24 – The Sabah Society Journal – (2007)

2007-Journal

The 2007 issue of the Sabah Society Journal brings you six articles on a range of subjects. The longest of the papers by Fausto Barlocco, a social scientist from the UK, deals with the growth and development of Kadazan nationalism and the role played by the media and the state in fostering its growth.

Geoff

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Expedition to revisit the Mesilau Cave

Members of The Sabah society together with three members of the 1964 Royal Society Expedition to the Eastern plateau of Mount Kinabalu who revisited the Mesilau Cave, near the site of the base camp of that expedition, 23 October 2004.

Field Trip to Mantanani Resort

Sabah Society’s fourth trip to Mantanani Resort, a popular spot for families and novice divers, 9-10 October 2004.

Field Trip to Tabin Wildlife Reserve

The sign to the Tabin Wildlife Reserve partially blocked by Sabah Society members who enjoyed a long weekend at the resort. The highlight of the trip had to be the group of elephants seen at close range as they ‘bumped’ their way out to Lahad Datu on the return journey, 16-18 September 2004.

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Ascent of the Eastern Plateau of Mt Kinabalu

The brave Sabah Society members who braved the cold and pouring rain to ascend the very much less-known eastern plateau of Mount Kinabalu along a route only opened to non-professional climbers after the installation of aluminum ladders by the 1989 Raleigh International project, 6-8 September 2004

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Filed Trip to Tanjung Simpang Mengayau

Sabah Society members and families who joined the cycling tour from Kudat to Sabah’s newest tourist attraction, Tanjung Simpang Mengayau, the most northerly tip of Borneo, and (some cyclists) back to the starting point, 5 September 2004.

Field Trip to Lankayan Island

A large group of Sabah Society members who enjoyed a long weekend at Lankayan Island, a 1 ½-hour boat ride from Sandakan, 28-30 August 2004.

Field Trip to Danum Valley

East coast members of The Sabah Society who joined the trip to Danum Valley, 19 –21 August 2004.

2nd Field Trip to Long Pa Sia

The spectacular Maga Falls and the profusion of orchids were the highlights of the second Sabah Society trip to Long Pa Sia, 13-16 August 2004.