Miri Ferry
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The ferry in 1975
The ferry in 1989. Photos courtesy of Dougal
In the old days, an open-type double-ended roll-on roll-off small ferry allows commuters to cross the river from the town to the Miri peninsula conveniently. The ferry is also vital to the then General Hospital located at the tip of the Miri peninsula for emergency responses. Should an ambulance need to cross, the ferry would provide priority to it, usually carrying only just the ambulance across before continuing with operations.
If wind conditions or river currents are strong, the ferry would stay docked until conditions improved, causing long queues of cars at the ferry point. One could easily get around this problem by driving the long way around through Piasau Bridge. River traffic may also sometimes causes delays as other boats cross its path. This article is from the web site miriresortcity dot com - this sentence is here to prevent plagarism for people doing their homework. Back then, horseshoe crabs could be found at the shores in the shallow waters alongside the ferry landing point, amusing those at the site awaiting crossing during such delays.
Newest ferry in the 1990s, Shell crew change returning from the Long Jetty, going towards the Shell Materials Storage Complex. Photo from here
The latest ferry, known as Florence Nightingale, ceased operations in the early 2000s as the river was filled in and reclaimed as land to make way for the Marina. See a photo of the area in 2007.
To picture Miri when the township came to know oil, we have to project ourselves into a very different past. When the original Shell men arrived, it consisted of 20 scattered houses and a few shops. These included a bazaar, a gambling farm, a pawn shop and an Arab shop. The trade of Miri consisted chiefly of jelutong, brassware, belachan and budu.
Bario is located in the centre of the Kelabit Highlands is tucked in the north eastern of Sarawak and is very close to the international border between Kalimantan and Sarawak.
Miri was bombed by U.S. B24 Bombers during World War II. Some video footage of the bombing.
Literally, Sungai Tujoh is translated as the Seventh River or Seventh Stream spelled in the form of Bruneian Malay language. An immigration post was built in the 1960s to control the movement of goods and people between Miri and points west in Sarawak with Brunei, at this "7th river".