Guardians of Memory:
Profiling Sungai Lembing Miners
Preserving the stories of Sungai Lembing's mining pioneers through digital documentation and oral history preservation
56
Total Miners
28+
Years (Longest)
1949
Earliest Record
1986
Mine Closure
PROFILE #026
LAI YONG FONG
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
4 family members
Address:
SEBRANG, OPPOSITE POLICE STATION
Employment History
Started: 27.2.48 (Age 43)
Position: Timberman → Miner
Ended: 31.1.65
203 month(s) and 4 day(s)
PROFILE #027
CHONG SIN KONG
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
4 family members
Address:
25, MAIN STREET
Employment History
Started: 1.7.46 (Age 19)
Position: Elect. → Pipe Fitter
Ended: 31.12.52
78 month(s) and 1 day(s)
PROFILE #028
CHONG SIN SIEW
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
6 family members
Address:
5069, SEBRANG
Employment History
Started: 1.12.45 (Age 44)
Position: Miner
Ended: 27.2.68
266 month(s) and 26 day(s)
PROFILE #029
FOO KOW
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
12 family members
Address:
KAMPONG SEBRANG
Employment History
Started: 31.3.47 (Age 15)
Position: Miner
Ended: 25.2.74
266 month(s) and 26 day(s)
PROFILE #030
PEONG CHUNG
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
5 family members
Address:
5062 SEBRANG
Employment History
Started: 1.11.46 (Age 35)
Position: Timberman → Trucker
Ended: 25.7.40
75 month(s) and 7 day(s)
PROFILE #031
LIEW HIONG
Nationality:
Kheh
Status:
Married
Dependants:
3 family members
Address:
KAMPONG SEBRANG
Employment History
Started: 2.9.55 (Age 57)
Position: Labourer → Timberman
Ended: 14.10.67
145 month(s) and 12 day(s)