ipoh mining museum
-
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? Episode 20 – A Surprise at the end of the Day
It has been a long day and you have met many of the characters in Han Chin Pet Soo who…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Ming Ming (Episode 19)
Every mine had licensed Dulang Washers to catch the tin ore that had escaped from the Palong. One of the…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Ah Keong (Episode 18)
Before ‘Water Guns’ (Monitors) were introduced into the tin mines, all the work of digging for tin ore was done…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Ah Kao (Episode 17)
Supervisor Sam always keeps a close eye on what is happening with the monitor men. One of them in particular,…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Supervisor Sam (Episode 16)
Every area of the mine has a supervisor, notable by his white suit and Topi. In the Monitor area of…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Ah Lim (Episode 15)
Chin has a regular partner on the drilling platform, Ah Lim. They are a strange pair; Chin is boisterous, smokes…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – The HCPS Prospecting Team (Episode 14)
Most people do not know that the Club incorporates a tin mine of its own. Today the sun is shining…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – The Opium Smokers (Episode 13)
Opium did not differentiate between Towkays and coolies. Those that smoked suffered. There was no way out. Akira understood the…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Akira (Episode 12)
Pui Soon has heard the story so often he can tell it as if he knew her, more than 50…
Read More » -
HERITAGE
Who’s in the Club Today? – Pui Soon (Episode 11)
The Hakka Miners’ Club has existed for 137 years, and during that period has seen many changes. Pui Soon is…
Read More »
