Papar River
Papar River | ||
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Country ![]() | ||
State | ![]() | |
Division | West Coast Division | |
Precise location | Northwestern Borneo | |
Physical characteristics | ||
Source | ||
• location | From mountains in Papar, Penampang and Tuaran Districts | |
The Papar River (
History
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Through the era of the
A first bridge for crossing the river was built in 1901 under the administration of the British together with other iron bridges in
During the World War II, the railway bridge was however destroyed by Allied bombings to prevent it being used by the Japanese with the site also becoming one of the area where the Imperial Japanese Army surrendering to the Australian Imperial Force.[11][12] After the end of the war, the locals need to use small boats to transport people and goods on the other side of the river without the bridge.[5] A new bridge was later constructed although many rumours began to spread around at the time before the bridge construction that to ensure a successful construction of its structure, human heads must be buried at the foundation of the bridge with many locals believed that head hunters would be sent out to look for victims at night that causing everyone to be vigilant.[5]
Since the existent of the railway bridge, another bridge for vehicle was located beside the rail bridge. Since the 2010s, there have been persistent calls to refurbish the bridge since its present condition is unable to afford large traffic which causing daily
Conservation efforts
Much of the river is covered by
Features
The river is among the largest in terms of
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Vehicle bridge beside the oldest railway bridge.
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Fishermen unloading supplies from their boat in the river.
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Signboard of the river name on the Salleh Sulong Bridge (replaced with new structure, estimated to be completed in 2020).
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The river seen from the Salleh Sulong Bridge.
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The railway bridge (in yellow) as seen today beside another bridge for vehicle.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Papar Profile" (PDF). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2011. p. 13/38. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "National Register of River Basins [List of River Basin Management Units (RBMU) – Sabah]" (PDF). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2003. p. 34. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ a b "Crocker Range [Data Zone MY020]". BirdLife International. 2003. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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(help) - ^ Dayang Junaidah Awang Jambol (2018). "Hubungan Tradisi Brunei dengan Borneo Utara: Tinjauan Terhadap Faktor Kemerosotan Pentadbiran Kesultanan Brunei pada Abad Ke-19" [The Relationship Tradition of Brunei and North Borneo: A Review of the Depreciation Factor of the Brunei Sultanate in the 19th Century] (PDF). Jurnal Borneo Arkhailogia (Heritage, Archaeology and History) (in Malay). 3 (2): 109 – via Universiti Malaysia Sabah.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-9922955-1-6.
- ISBN 978-1-108-02923-0.
- ^ British North Borneo Herald 1901.
- ^ British North Borneo Herald 1903.
- ^ British North Borneo Herald 1908.
- ^ British North Borneo Herald 1913.
- ^ Civil Engineering and Public Works Review. Lomax, Erskine & Company. 1952.
- ^ "Australian invasion of Borneo in pictures". Asian Railways. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Historic Buang Sayang bridge needs a facelift". Daily Express. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Jambatan pertama projek lebuh raya Pan Borneo Sabah dibuka" [The first bridge of the Pan Borneo Sabah highway project was opened]. Bernama (in Malay). Astro Awani. 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Guidelines for River Sand and Stone Mining" (PDF). State Environmental Conservation Department (ECD). 2000. p. 9 [9/60]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via Government of Sabah.
- ^ "Machinery seized over illegal sand mining". The Borneo Post. 21 May 2016. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ "Sabah Biodiversity Conservation Strategy" (PDF). Government of Sabah, Universiti Malaysia Sabah and Japan International Cooperation Agency. p. A2-13 [37/202]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via Government of Sabah.
- ^ "Integrated Shoreline Management Plan for Negeri Sabah [Final Report]" (PDF). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2013. p. 7-1 [58/66]. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2019 – via Government of Sabah.
- British North Borneo Herald (1901). British North Borneo.
- British North Borneo Herald (1903). British North Borneo Herald. British North Borneo.
- British North Borneo Herald (1908). British North Borneo Herald. British North Borneo.
- British North Borneo Herald (1913). British North Borneo Herald. British North Borneo.
Further reading
- "Kompendium (Data dan Maklumat Asas JPS)" [Compendium (DID Basic Data and Information)] (PDF) (in Malay). Department of Irrigation and Drainage, Malaysia. 2018: 26. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
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External links
Media related to Papar River at Wikimedia Commons