- BT1128. Muara,
originally known as
Muara Damit,
later became known as
Brooketon,
named after Rajah Charles Brooke's colliery. The name "Muara" is derived...
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Brooketon Colliery,
formerly known as
Muara Coal Mine, was one of the
underground coal
mines in Brunei. The
Brooketon Colliery is
located in Serasa. It...
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highlights its role in
industrial and
wartime efforts,
beginning with the
Brooketon Colliery's 19th
century coal
railway to Muara's harbour,
which aided steamship...
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state functions and
supporting heritage projects. The
coaling station of
Brooketon in
Brunei was
named after the
Brooke family. The
architectural legacy...
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district was the
centre of the coal industry,
which was
first mined in
Brooketon Colliery. Over time, Brunei's
territory significantly diminished, particularly...
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Bahia →
Salvador Brunei Town (Bandar Brunei) →
Bandar Seri
Begawan (1970)
Brooketon →
Muara Padang Berawa →
Seria Ratiaria →
Archar Asenovgrad → Stanimaka...
- barracks. By 1907,
despite the
Brooke family's
mining concessions at the
Brooketon Colliery, the
British Resident expanded the
police presence, establishing...
- Battalions—landing at
Muara Island and on the
mainland peninsula north of
Brooketon,
supported by a
second squadron of
Matildas from the 2/9th
Armoured Regiment...
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approach to
northern Borneo. At the same time, the 20th
Brigade landed near
Brooketon, on a
small peninsula in the
southern end of the bay. A third, albeit...
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postal service in Brunei. A
postage stamp dated 24
April 1894,
bearing the
Brooketon postmark (present-day Muara), is
among the
earliest stamps used in Brunei...
