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Jesselton

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Jesselton [ˈdʒɛsəltən]
n
(Placename) the former name of Kota Kinabalu
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The railway started from Brunei Bay, at a small village later known as Weston, down to Beaufort, before linking up with Papar and, finally, Jesselton in the north as the terminus.
In search of Simon [Sindurang Bulakang]: a pioneer defender of ... by Ken, Danny Wong Tze / Borneo Research Bulletin
All enemy movements from Brunei northwards and from Jesselton southwards were to be relayed to Morotai.
Prelude to invasion: covert operations before the re-occupation of ... by Gin, Ooi Keat / Journal of the Australian War Memorial
These chapters include, in the order of their appearance: Chapter l,"From Gaya to Jesselton;" 2, "Life in early Jesselton;" 3, "The Jesselton Sanitary Board;" 4, "The Railway and Beaufort Town;" 5, "From Silam to Lahad Datu;" 6, "The Towkays of Jesselton;" 7, "The early Towkays of Sandakan;" and 8, "Labuan under Chartered Company Rule, 1890-1906.
Wong, Danny Tze Ken, 2004, Historical Sabah: Community and Society by Sather, Clifford / Borneo Research Bulletin
 
 
 
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