The Digital Archives of North Borneo
Jesselton was the original name for Kota Kinabalu
The British North Borneo War Memorial in Jesselton was unveiled in 1935. It was an important day for Jesselton and…
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Now you have a chance to show off to your friends, colleagues and the people around you how much you…
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Philippe Funk was a Chinese Hakka from Sandakan, British North Borneo. He was the single most important publisher of printed…
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The Atkinson Clock Tower nearby Bandaran Berjaya in Kota Kinabalu, was built by Mary Edith Atkinson in 1905 in memory…
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If you stand right in the heart of Kota Kinabalu or Jesselton today you won’t be able to imagine the…
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On 19 October 1943, local Chinese and native Suluks rise up against the Japanese occupation of North Borneo. The revolt,…
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Batu Sapi in Sandakan got its name from a huge rock formation that resembles a bull. This unique formation was…
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The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser published a short article of Jesselton being declared as a new port in…
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The first blog post of North Borneo Historical Society focuses on a peculiar man named W. F. C. Asimont. Asimont…
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