The History of Logging in North Borneo - Hardcover
This book gives a very comprehensive account of the history of logging in the Malaysian state of Sabah (earlier known as North Borneo), covering every aspect of the industry from its very beginnings in the late 19th century until the present day. The trade in secondary forest products; aromatica, gums, rattan and beeswax which were collected by natives from locations deep in the forest and transported to Europe and China, some as early as the first millennia, is also discussed.
Every facet in the development of logging from the early days, when manpower was used to sophisticated mechanized operations culminating in the helicopter logging of recent years, is described in detail and illustrated with more than 400 photographs, many of them very rare. Early steam-driven machinery, the arrival of the chainsaw, the introduction of tractors and modern logging trucks--all are covered. Not forgotten are the difficulties--such as the major destruction of infrastructure during World War II--and failures--such as the experiment with elephants.
The various means of transporting logs from forest to port--hand-hauling, rail, road, water--are described in detail, as are the dramatic changes in shipping--from the hazardous days of sailing ships which could take weeks to load taking logs mostly to Australia and China to the specialised log-carriers of the 20th century heading to Japan, Korea and China.
Personalities, both local and foreign, involved in the logging industry are also given prominence, with one chapter devoted to the typical life of a pre-war logger.
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- PublisherOpus Publications
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 9833987508
- ISBN 13 9789833987504
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages650
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Book Description HARDCOVER. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. 1st edition. 650pp, large octavo, hc w/jacket, ribbon bookmark, tight binding, clean pages, clean boards with sharp corners, jacket is clean and glossy with creases to the top of the spine. Seller Inventory # 136135
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The History of Logging in North Borneo.
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Book Description Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. HEAVY. xix, 650pp, index, bibliography, appendices, bw & col ills, pictorial endpapers, place marker ribbon. Or pictorial glossy boards. INSCRIBED (to Ray), dated and SIGNED (Ross) by author on title page. In depth history of logging and the timber industry in the North Borneo rain forest beginning in the 1880s. Includes British Borneo Timber Company, Japanese occupation in WWII, experiments in using elephants, Bombay-Burmah Trading Corporation, post war sawmills, introduction of the chainsaw and much more. Size: 4to. Signed & Inscribed by the Author. Seller Inventory # 043993
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