SEJARAH TAWAU

Tawau was late in being settled at the time the area only covered with thick jungle…ranges of long damp grass, interspersed with swamps, wild animals and venomous snakes.

According to my grand father Kee Kim Swee( Kee Abdullah), Suluk were the first to settle. Why the came to Tawau? They were coming in order to collect jungle produce, the advantage of Tawau, giving them protection because of it locality act as shelter and combined with Tawau river’ fresh water.

Until 1891,when Beaufort the Governor of North Borneo visited Tawau did mentioned a Dutch schooner had been anchored in the mouth of theTawau river since sometime in 1879, that means the existence of settlement since then and there also reference to Dutch cemetery. The largest tomb bears the name of a Dutch naval surgeon and dated 1881, suggesting the existence of a small settlement before 1880. 

 

Kampong Bugis

Kampong House at early days

Tawau road

Jalan Tanjong Batu

Jalan Kuhara

(2) Costructing of Tawau Road in early days

(2a) Widering of Dunlop Road Tawau

(2b) Widering of Dunlop Road Tawau

(2) Pekan Tanjong Tawau

(2a) Pekan Tanjong Tawau Jalan dunlop

(2b) pekan Tanjong Tawau

Dunlop Road

Dunlop Street Pekan Tawau

Dunlop Street Pekan Tawau

Pekan Tanjong near Fish Market

Empire Theatre 1950'

Empress Theatre

Empress and Empire Theatre 1950'

A R Dunlop

Kee Kim Swee

Resident Office

Resident Office & Bell Tower

Resident Office & Bell Tower 2

District's House Tawau

Resident Office Staff

Tawau Town Padang and Police Barracks

District Office

New Built Post and Telegraph Office just after the War

Post and Telegraph 1946

Post and Telegraph,Tawau

Rotation of Bell Tower

Kuhara,kobuta and Office Staff

Manager's House (Kuhara Estate)

Manager's House (Kuhara Estate)

Bukit Gemok  from Manager's House

 Air Panas from Manager's House