North Borneo
North Borneo (other names include British North Borneo and State of North Borneo) was an area in the northern part of the island of Borneo. Between 1881 and 1946, it was a British protectorate. The North Borneo Chartered Company governed it. In 1946, it was renamed to British North Borneo, and became a crown colony. In 1963, it became independent, and joined what would later become the country of Malaysia. Today, the area makes up the Malaysian state of Sabah. North Borneo mainly produced timber for export, most of the workforce worked in agriculture.
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North Borneo Media
Badge of North Borneo (1902–1946).
United States Navy Band - God Save the Queen
Alfred Dent, the founder of North Borneo Provisional Association Ltd (later replaced by the North Borneo Chartered Company) was the key player to the establishment of solid British presence in northern Borneo.
Japanese military movement throughout the Malay Archipelago from 1941 to 1942
1899 photograph of the British administration building in Sandakan, capital of North Borneo from 1884 to 1945
A map of British North Borneo
The opening of the North Borneo Railway Line on 3 February 1898 to transport commodity in the west coast area
Bond Street in Jesselton with Chinese shoplots, c. 1930
Tobacco estate in Lahad Datu, 1899
One North Borneo dollar, 1940
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