YESTER - YEARS 

Selected attractive adverts 50 years ago from PLANTER magazine.     

                                              Weeds Eradication  

                                    

                                   Profit CURVE ?

     
                       
                               Cup full ?  Stimulex!!                                                                         

                                                           Birthday Boy - 50

                                

                                 What a DIFFERENCE !!!!!                                                                                             

Will some of these pictures be accepted for print TODAY  ????????

                                     C H E E R S ! !

  

TAIPING - PORT WELD (Kuala Sepatang) RAILWAY 

The Taiping-Port Weld (Kuala Sepatang) railway has been acclaimed as the first operational railway in Malaysia (Malaya- FMS) in 1885. Many stories, articles and pictures had been written/published.

 However, a lesser known wooden railway that runs from Johore Bahru towards the direction of Gunong Pulai was partially operational in 1875. 

After 135 years the Taiping-Port Weld railway is now non existent. New developments have taken place along many stretches of the track while there are still old buildings and structures as evidence of its glorious days in the transport of goods especially tin. 

The pictures tell a new story of the activities on the now non existent railway. 

              Taiping                       to              Port Weld

        Old Station                              Original Godown                                                ( New station is in the background)   

 Aulong stretch-houses on           Hindu Temple at Simpang 

 the ex railway line. Telegraph    Halt 

 post is evidence.                                                    

                                                     

The road leading to the Simpang Halt       The stretch near Port Weld                                   along the ex railway line.

                                         First Day Cover Stamps

 

                     An extract from "Malayan Tit-Bits" by                                                                            by S. Durai Raja Singam

        

( Extracted from the tourism brochure sponsored by ADUN Kuala Sepetang Chua)

Port Weld is now better known as Kuala Sepatang. The godowns, railway tracks 

and railway reserve land have developed into other economic activities and housing although done haphazardly.

 Tourism and sea food restaurants are the main attractions These activities are operated by the locals who are mainly descendants of the early settlers.