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 #032

WONG ON

Nationality: KHEH
Status: MARRIED
Dependants: 5 family members
Address: KONGSI AYER TERJUN
Employment History
Started: 1.11.46 (Age 46)
Position: MINER → MACHINE MAN
Ended: 25.11.66
240 month(s) and 24 day(s)
PROFILE #033

NG LOY HIN

Nationality: KHEH
Status: SINGLE
Dependants: 8 family members
Address: 5TH CANTON STREET
Employment History
Started: 10.7.46 (Age 34)
Position: TIMBERMAN
Ended: 10.12.53
89 month(s) and 0 day(s)
PROFILE #034

PANG SIEW

Nationality: KHEH
Status: SINGLE
Address: SEMELIANG
Employment History
Started: 28.3.47 (Age 18)
Position: TIMBERMAN → SAMBLE BOY
Ended: 31.3.47
89 month(s) and 0 day(s)
PROFILE #035

LAI AH CHAI ALIAS LAI YOKE THON

Nationality: KHEH
Status: SINGLE
Address: NO.229 AYER TERJUN
Employment History
Started: 3.6.59 (Age 19)
Position: MINER
Ended: 30.9.60
15 month(s) and 27 day(s)
PROFILE #036

LEE KHOOI

Nationality: KHEH
Status: MARRIED
Dependants: 5 family members
Address: 161 KAMPONG SUNGEI ARANG
Employment History
Started: 11.11.46 (Age 51)
Position: TIMBERMAN → TAIKONG
Ended: 30.1.55
98 month(s) and 19 day(s)
PROFILE #037

SEN TACK

Nationality: KHEH
Status: MARRIED
Address: 408 KAMPONG SEBRANG
Employment History
Started: 8.12.60 (Age 21)
Position: CARPENTER → MINER
Ended: 10.8.74
164 month(s) and 2 day(s)