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For the descendents of Richard Dearie and his son John Russell

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1921 The Borneo Coal Field. [Articles] The Straits Times, 28 January 1921, Page 8


The Borneo Coal Field. Yesterday Mr. England and party with 200 Chinese miners left for Malayan Collieries' new coal property at Pamoekan Bay, in Borneo, which the F.M.S. company mentioned is developing for bunkering trade purposes with a view to meeting the needs of local shipping for a low-priced steam coal. The S.S. Nanyo Maru is due in Port Swettenham within a few days’ time to take the new mine a shipment of plants and stores. There is already a labour force of some 200 men on the newly acquired Colliery so there will shortly be about 500 miners there and arrangements have been made to increase this force to over 1,000 men. A small steamer for use on the Borneo coast has been purchased by the Company in China and is on her way down, while contracts are being entered into for chartering steamers to carry coal to Singapore; one of which has already been chartered and is on the run. We understand that the property has no connection with Seboekoe, which was floated some two years ago in Singapore; but is mine which is already producing coal and which has been fully reported on and bored by Malayan Collieries’ own Engineers. It is claimed that its coal is superior for bunkering purposes to any coal yet discovered or produced in Borneo and that even with the primitive methods by which it has been hitherto mined, or rather blasted out, thereby producing an excessive percentage of dust and ash, it has given good results, comparing favourably with most Japanese and Indian bunkering fuels on the market.

Malayan Collieries: No report or A. G.M. in 1921 Due to purchase of Borneo Colliery.

Malayan Collieries, Ltd.
(Incorporated in F. M. S.)

Agents and
Secretaries            J. A. Russell & Co
Tel. Address-"Arang"  Kuala Lumpur.
                  

Directors:
J. A. Russell                        A. A. Henggeler

(Chairman)                        Chew Kam Chuan
The Hon. Mr. R. P.             A. Grant Mackie

Brash           
            Batu Arang Collieries Staff

Telegraphic Address—“Collieries” Batu Arang

Mine Manager                    T. L. McCall (on leave)

Do.                                    E. England    (acting)

Assistant Manager            J. M. Muir

Office Manager            G. F. W. Clifford           
Mine Superintendent            J. P. Davies
Do.                                    N. O. Gay

Do.                                    L. L. Williams

Do.                                    J. Rostrevor

Mine Assistant            J. S. Gay

Do.                                    W. England
Chief Engineer            F. J. Porteous  (on leave)

Mechanical Engineer            J. G. Swanstone

Electrical Engineer            G. E. Vickers

Surveyor                        F. W. Brickman

Store-keeper                        C. A. Stanlake