tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post6249298889523988689..comments2024-01-13T15:03:54.087+08:00Comments on Keats The Sunshine Girl: Those tin - rich mining daysAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-14602128538904457222012-04-10T20:22:40.107+08:002012-04-10T20:22:40.107+08:00Hi,
Thks for the informative article.Very well wr...Hi,<br /><br />Thks for the informative article.Very well written indeed.<br /><br />Is it suitable to organize a trip for a group of students to visit the dredge? Is there guided tour? Worth a visit for educational purpose? Need to get prior permission? Entrance fee? <br /><br />Also, how long does the journey to this place take from KL? What are the other nearby interesting sites to visit? We are just thinking of a day trip. Feasible? <br /><br />Thanks! BLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-30600945711548818992010-07-11T07:55:04.024+08:002010-07-11T07:55:04.024+08:00Hi
Thomas B C Chua, did you get to wander round th...Hi<br />Thomas B C Chua, did you get to wander round the dredge or maybe played hide-and -seek there?? Can't imagine the carved out landscapes of open cast mining, dredging etc in the heyday. Now they are unrecognisable in the sense they are turned into recreational spots.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-55323952715419064852010-07-10T23:35:57.336+08:002010-07-10T23:35:57.336+08:00My father-in-law used to work on one of these unti...My father-in-law used to work on one of these until his retirement in the 1980s. He was a wireman so the "ship" depended on his presence a lot to ensure smooth running. Btw it ran non-stop, exploiting every bit of mother earth !Thomas C B Chuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01409261664865158735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-38258034938155343232010-07-10T19:14:43.700+08:002010-07-10T19:14:43.700+08:00Hi
Autumn Belle, it's great to recall the go...Hi<br /><br />Autumn Belle, it's great to recall the good ol' days. Now our landscape has changed - the oil palms are taking over the rubber trees too.<br /><br />Amin, thanks!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-34528999560695847852010-07-10T15:24:06.811+08:002010-07-10T15:24:06.811+08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909338297587914724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-41930685603203785532010-07-10T15:24:06.810+08:002010-07-10T15:24:06.810+08:00I agree all these comments.
Very interesting post!...I agree all these comments.<br />Very interesting post!DIGITAL WORLD PAGES ARCHIVEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00909338297587914724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-39668761277366414962010-07-09T22:43:45.542+08:002010-07-09T22:43:45.542+08:00Keats, I am so glad to see this post. Wow, the mem...Keats, I am so glad to see this post. Wow, the memories came flowing in. Tg Tuallang is a place I used to visit often as a kid too. I remember we have to pass by this famous tin dredge before we reach the town. We would always look out for this structure, floating on the mining pond, like a ship. Now, it is just a sad reminder of the glory days of tin mining. I'm so sad to see the words, "Goodbye tin-mining".Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-33435487249067815042010-07-09T19:29:07.345+08:002010-07-09T19:29:07.345+08:00Hi
adrienne, the arty structure stands testimony t...Hi<br />adrienne, the arty structure stands testimony to a great industry.<br /><br />Rosidah Abidin, thanks! Do send my regards to Amalia. Hope she is doing well.Have a great weekend too:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-2657472899154747142010-07-09T18:53:22.990+08:002010-07-09T18:53:22.990+08:00Very interesting facts and images of those mining ...Very interesting facts and images of those mining days. Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful weekend.RAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425443102217805623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-1245094092180184022010-07-08T00:22:23.496+08:002010-07-08T00:22:23.496+08:00A wealth of information, and presented in such an ...A wealth of information, and presented in such an entertaining way. I love the structure in front of the sanctuary.Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05583029102450754497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-44800016911676136082010-07-07T22:17:36.657+08:002010-07-07T22:17:36.657+08:00Hi
Helen, thanks for coming by. glad you enjoyed t...Hi<br />Helen, thanks for coming by. glad you enjoyed the info.<br /><br />~Covert_Operations'78~, thanks so much! Definitely the times are a changing as these big machines will soon disappear for good. Yes, Lat sure takes us down memory lane so well. I do not know Rawang at all. You'll have to be my tour guide one of these days.<br /><br />babYpose, thanks for following my blog. Am glad your baby loves his gifts. meet up soon hopefully.<br /><br />Trotter, i agree.<br /><br />Rosey, I guess the mining has ceased 'coz supplies have run out or it is just too capital intensive.<br /><br />Rosebelle,thanks for coming by. yes, when hard times hit an industry, people's lives are severely affected.<br /><br />Icy BC, panning for tin was an important source of income for the Chinese dulang lady at a time when men could not find employment. women worked in open cast mines too raking the sluice boxes etc but mention is hardly made in mining literature as it is men who dominate the mining scene.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-34687679575919751992010-07-07T19:16:23.217+08:002010-07-07T19:16:23.217+08:00Fascinating information, and very educational! I d...Fascinating information, and very educational! I didn't know women back then working in the mine either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-47511845694672800522010-07-07T03:43:45.726+08:002010-07-07T03:43:45.726+08:00I learned so much from reading this post. Surprise...I learned so much from reading this post. Surprised to find out that women played a role in the tin mining industry as well. When the world economic crisis hit the U.S. auto industry, many towns that relied heavily on auto making became like ghost towns because there were no work.RoseBellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152651219690178817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-79399452972935605592010-07-06T21:00:59.563+08:002010-07-06T21:00:59.563+08:00We have a lot of mines around here that are for si...We have a lot of mines around here that are for silver and gold and tungsten.( most are not currently in use) I liked learning about this tin mine. Thanks!Chloe mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02265196480664185330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-19006651254359666292010-07-06T20:13:22.571+08:002010-07-06T20:13:22.571+08:00Hi Keats! Great post!! One of the hardest works in...Hi Keats! Great post!! One of the hardest works in the world that of mining; and dangerous...<br /><br />Blogtrotter Two is showing some incredible rocks by the sea... Enjoy and have a great week!Trotterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403056056512006654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-89700542537429313742010-07-06T18:15:08.861+08:002010-07-06T18:15:08.861+08:00Informative, thanks for sharing. Dear Keats, I hav...Informative, thanks for sharing. Dear Keats, I have a slideshow for you:) You are welcomed to visit me :)babYposehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07263491410854100332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-16777863572395618042010-07-06T13:48:04.890+08:002010-07-06T13:48:04.890+08:00Excellent, excellent! Thank you for this post, Kea...Excellent, excellent! Thank you for this post, Keats! I do so want to visit the tin dredge, ever since it was featured in the newspapers as a national heritage. And what an important part of our heritage it is! It was a staple in Lat's Kampung Boy series, no? Their kites being swallowed by the tin dredge. I vaguely remember seeing 'retired' tin dredges being taken apart for scrap/parts in my hometown of Rawang. Rawang's economy was built on tin and rubber, and there are lots of former mining pools over here in my neck of the woods. We have an entire residential area named "Rawang Tin".~CovertOperations78~https://www.blogger.com/profile/05533605886607468773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-13689396028709567122010-07-05T23:37:48.882+08:002010-07-05T23:37:48.882+08:00Extremely interesting ~ and educational too!!!Extremely interesting ~ and educational too!!!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-80823130662226305742010-07-05T23:10:23.575+08:002010-07-05T23:10:23.575+08:00Hi
Ocean Girl, it certainly is a walk down memory ...Hi<br />Ocean Girl, it certainly is a walk down memory lane. <br /><br />AJ7, glad you have nice memories of the place. In the lakes at the Clearwater Sanctuary Resort, there's lots of lotus plants. Even saw the water monitor lizards swimming there.<br /><br />BLOGitse,when we think back on the days of our parents, those were hard times and they worked hard too.<br /><br />Indrani, getting on the dredge again made me want to tell a little of the story of tin -mining.It was also important as our children were with us and it was good to show them a tin dredge.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17272333503136774741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-66484845632981934812010-07-05T19:51:00.756+08:002010-07-05T19:51:00.756+08:00Great info on the history of Malaysia. Good resear...Great info on the history of Malaysia. Good research done. Thanks for sharing.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-71327432221044801522010-07-05T16:02:44.650+08:002010-07-05T16:02:44.650+08:00I can imagine how hard life was in those days!
And...I can imagine how hard life was in those days!<br />And again. Women were active and worked like men.<br />I wonder why I feel that men today are much more lazier than women...I see them in Casa, 'all' cafeterias are full of men. Women are at home cleaning, cooking and occasionally going to hammam or hairdresser to gossip with their friends...<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your local history!<br /><br /><a href="http://BLOGitse.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">BLOGitse</a>BLOGitsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07002076381580024974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-86477841313935376642010-07-04T13:19:35.885+08:002010-07-04T13:19:35.885+08:00Nostalgia..... 8). Tanjung Tualang, one of those p...Nostalgia..... 8). Tanjung Tualang, one of those places my parents used to take me as a kid. Brings back memories of lotus flower and seeds, the mines and a vague recollection of the kapal korek.AJ7https://www.blogger.com/profile/00653020709905171814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4420621022984854800.post-39300045282096304772010-07-04T12:14:23.480+08:002010-07-04T12:14:23.480+08:00I enjoyed the trip down memory lane of Malaysia...I enjoyed the trip down memory lane of Malaysia's history. You gave the background stories too and the pictures complete the interesting post.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02399300464457820101noreply@blogger.com