Sandakan Images

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Sandakan

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A tank ship for the transportation of edible oil. (Source)

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A street scene of the town in 1939 just before the beginning of the Second World War (Source)

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Sandakan was heavily damaged by bombing from Allied forces at the end of the war. The bombing was intended to flush out the Japanese who occupied the town during this period. The heavy damage to the town eventually led to the British moving the capital of British North Borneo to Jesselton. (Source)

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Sandakan Municipal Council building. (Source)

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Sandakan District Mosque, the main mosque for the city and district. (Source)

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Puu Jih Shih Temple, built in 1987, the main Chinese temple in Sandakan. (Source)

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Parish of St. Michael's and All Angels, the oldest granite church in Sandakan. (Source)

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St. Mary's Cathedral (Source)

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Fish market in Sandakan, part of the fishery activities in the town. (Source)

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Part of Sandakan port, port industry is one of the economic activities for the town since the British period. (Source)

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The arrival of British North Borneo Company (BNBC) and further expansion of Spanish fleet marking the end of the Sulu's rule in Sandakan as well other parts of eastern Sabah. (Source)

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Indah Intersection in Indah Jaya Town, the main intersection in Sandakan. (Source)

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The Sandakan Port. (Source)

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The Duchess of Kent Hospital. (Source)

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One of the secondary school in Sandakan, the SMK Sandakan II. (Source)

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The Sandakan Regional Library. (Source)

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Sandakan Memorial Park, the site where the Sandakan prisoner of war camp located. (Source)