Showing posts with label brooke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brooke. Show all posts

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Places in Sarawak named after the Brookes

In an earlier posting, we discussed the (few) places in Sarawak named after the Brookes. I invited readers to send me the names or photos of places that they knew ...

From Leo Sia

Here are two: Brooke Inn and Jalan Brooke. I will let Leo make further comments on them ...

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Leo also pointed out a living creature named after James Brooke. It is a butterfly, the Rajah Brooke Birdwing (or Trogonoptera brookiana albescens) ...


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From JY


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From Nick Chin

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Nick sent on these 2 new photos (taken by his friend in Sibu) ...

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More from Leo Sia

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Okay .... now our collection is getting bigger ....

Another one from Leo today (22 Sept) ... Rh. James Brooke is 35km outside Bintulu, I believe.

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More contributions from others?