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Chinese Swimming Club

Eden Cafe

Eden Cafe Sign

1998
Eden Cafe, Jalan Hutton

Eden Cafe

2005
Inside the Eden during school reunion.

Penang Ferry

 

Ferry

Ferry
(Courtesy Mike Greyson)

1968
The familiar yellow ferry.

 

Asleep on ferry
1969
A worker asleep on his truck.

Ferry

A more recent photo of the ferrry terminal.

Ferry

A view of Penang from the ferry.

Ferry

Car entrance to the ferry.

 
The passenger and vehicle ferry traverses Penang and the mainland 24 hours a day from between 10 minute intervals during the day to 1 hr intervals in the early hours. Costs to travel today are for adults RM0.60 and children RM0.30. Extra for cars. The journey takes approximately 20 minutes. the Penang bridge was completed in 1985, offering an alternative to ferry travel.

RAAFIES at leisure

Parachute club
(Courtesy Mike Greyson)

1968 (nr)
Pilots and jumpers from the Penang
Free Fall Parachute Club - with the ‘Dak’somewhere?

 

Remember these places?

Snows Club
Astra
Esso

Astra Cinema
(Courtesy raf-butterworth-penang-association.co.uk)

The Astra Cinema
This photograph of the Astra Cinema is the only one I've seen. Those who lived on Butterworth will most likely remember going to the "flicks" here.

ESSO

2005 - Esso Service Station
Hillside
2a Jalan Sungai Kelian, Tanjung Bungah

Snows Club
(Courtesy Claire McLucas)

 

Snows Club Snows Club Snows Interior

Snows Club (SNCOs - Senior Non-Commissioned Officers)
One of the popular social venues. You can see where the club used to be, situated on the corner of Codrington and Burma Road, near Pulau Tikus Markets. It's behind a large blue and white building.

Penang Movie (mpg)
(Courtesy Leon Williamson)

Play mpg Click camera play

This file sent in by Leon, pans Jalan Pantai Molek, taking in the local traffic, buses and the Senior NCOs Club.

See YouTube upload of this video.

NAAFI

Odeon

Chowrastra

. NAAFI in 2006
(Courtesy Russell Cole)

2006
Penang NAAFI Store
(Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes) Remember calling in at the NAAFI store for groceries? This photo taken in 2006 - if anyone can send in a pic of the store taken between 1958-1988 that would be a valuable addition to the site. Remember also the NAAFI Sandycroft Leave Centre nearby which catered for British servicemen.

Odeon Cinema

1960
The Odeon Cinema

 

Chowrasta Market

Chowrasta Market,
Penang Road.

Scout Rock

Looking from Scout Rock  View to Scout Rock(Courtesy Neville MItchell)

Left: Scout Rock to Jalan Azyze and the school. Right: Looking towards Scout Rock.

Scout Rock   Scout Rock
(Courtesy Claire McLucas)

1970
These photos of Scout Rock were taken from Claire's front yard which was directly opposite the school in Jalan Azyze.

Scout Rock

Scout Rock

 
Scout Rock Scout Rock behind Jalan Cheap Pe Cheak

View over Hillside from Scout Rock area

Local Traders

RG Store
(Courtesy Jacquie Williams)

RG Store
Penang

Mr Lim

1964
Mr Lim and his fruit and vege van on Jalan Azyze.

Icecream vendor

1965
Icecream at 3 Jalan Azyze

Raj

Sheriff Store
Jalan Sungei Kelian, Hillside.
Rajah (or Raj) from Sheriff Store with his mobile library.

NB: Sheriff Store is now closed, but one of the former partners now operates his own bookstore at Transfer Road in Georgetown

Basket Man

Bread Man
(Courtesy Martin Black)

1974
Top: The Basket Man, and below the Bread Man.
Jalan Bunga Rampai, Penang

Local Fruiterer

1968
Lim Khim Cheng
Local Fruiterer at Hillside and his delivery van on Jalan Ahmad bin Kasa.

Peng
(Courtesy Kylie Burton)

Peng
The fruiterer, taken around 1985

 

Penang Store Penang Store
Jalan Sungai Kelian
 

The traders depended very much on the RAAF Hillside community for their income and when the last of the RAAF personnel left, it was a sad day for many people.

( Ng Peng Seng was another grocer. Would anyone have a picture?)

Around Penang
Beach

Postcard
Tanjong Bungah Beach
Cracked footpath

1969
You'd want to watch your step around town! My mother demonstrates a dangerous crack in a footpath in the middle of Georgetown. (Cynthia)


(Courtesy Michelle Preece)

1999
Typical monsoon drain.


(Courtesy Rob Vermay)

1978
A haphazard arrangement of knotted lines and meter boxes.

 

Cold Storage

Cold Storage Creamery

Riot wagon
(Courtesy Kevin Cragg)

1969
Riot Wagon

Hillside sign
(Courtesy Kayes, Penang Talk)

1988
Hillside sign

Icecream Cart
(Courtesy Linda Thomas)

1975
Icecream Cart

Sports Club

Penang Sports Club

 

Kampong
(Courtesy Kevin Cragg)

1969
Typical Malay house

Local shop
(Courtesy Kevin Cragg)

1969
Local shop

Trishaws
(Courtesy Kevin Cragg)

1969
Trishaws on Penang Road

Beach
Postcard
Tanjong Bungah Beach

Coconut harvesting
(Courtesy Mike Greyson)

1966
A local harvesting coconuts

1967 Penang Street Scenes
Penang locals
Penang locals
Penang locals
Penang locals
 
E and O Hotel

E and O  Hotel
(© kayes, penangtalk.com.
By permission)

E and O  Hotel   E and O  Hotel
(Courtesy Robin Tobler)

1960

   
 

The elegant Eastern & Oriental Hotel on 10 Farquhar Street was closed in mid 1996 for major restoration and refurbishment and due for re-opening in 1998. However due to the Malaysian economic crash of the late 1990s, renovations were temporarily halted, delaying re-opening to 2000.

Founded in 1885 by the Sarkies brothers (the same Armenian-born Malay Peninsula hoteliers who built Singapore’s Raffles Hotel), this grand hotel with its beautiful garden, grand lobby and famous guests has earned a place in history as one of the finest of the Bristish Empire. Patrons included wealthy elite, such as Noel Coward, Douglas Fairbanks, Rudyard Kipling, Somerset Maugham and Herman Hesse being among the more notable. See link for further details http://www.eohotels.com

Cameron Highlands

Cameron Highlands
(Courtesy Martin Black)

Leaving Penang now and over to the mainland - a visit to the Cameron Highlands is a real treat.

1975
Lutheran Mission

The bungalow is run by the Lutheran Church and was a budget holiday venue for many RAAF families. Cosy with a log fire in the evenings and blankets on the beds!

"Tucked away at the end of a long rutted bridle track, it has a large grassy garden full of flowers, a tennis court, kids' playground and beautiful views of jungle-clad mountains. In the family annexe each room has a separate bedroom for the kids, a fireplace and a bathroom (with a big bath). Meals are served in the main bungalow - plain but delicious fare (roasts, sausages, steamed vegies, baked puddings, bacon and eggs etc) served dead on time (no begging the waiter for the 5th time to bring the kids' fried rice!). Under the rooms is a large recreation room with a view of most of the garden where you can read, play table tennis or other games while the kids run riot outside or sleep upstairs. We bought our own beer and wine and enjoyed raucous card games every night."

 
Fosters Smokehouse

Fosters Smokehouse


This is where we would stay when we went to the Cameron Highlands. Oh it was so luxurious and I have such fond memories of the cool climate and the cosy open log fire in the hotel. By the look of the page at this link, it is still beautiful - I recommend a visit there if you're in the area!

Fosters Smokehouse

 

Gunung Brinchang

Gunung Brinchang

Gunung Brinchang is the highest peak in Cameron Highlands and the highest point in Malaysia accessible by road. Standing at 2031m, it is visible from most parts of Tanah Rata and Brinchang with a telecomunications tower on the peak. The summit offers a great panorama of the surrounding areas and the Kinta valley. There is unfortunately a lot of scarring caused by development, but still beautiful.

 

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