THE WHITE RAJAH OF SARAWAK - savage creed of the headhunters of Borneo + secret abominable technologies spawns an Empire of Tyranny
SCIENCE-FICTION NOVEL BRAINSTORMING
DUE TO BANDWIDTH CONSTRAINTS THE TEXT OF THE NOVEL HAS NOW BEEN ENTIRELY REMOVED !!
ONLY SOME OF THE PHOTOS REMAIN !!
His Highness Rajah Vyner of Sarawak (Charles Vyner de Windt Brooke)
Headhunter dressed up for death-dance & skulls kept as trophies
The Brooke clan in an earlier era
Authentic signature of Charles Brooke (2nd White Rajah) from 1876
Rajah Vyner Brooke 1927 Sarawak coin
Rajah Vyner Brooke Sarawak postage stamp
Sketch map of Sarawak
Prince Charles arrives at St Giles' Cathedral in Edinburgh (New Year's Eve 1999) [personal photo]
December 1946 newspaper report - Churchill To Move Censure Vote Over Sarawak
Anthony Brooke should have become the 4th White Rajah of Sarawak had it not been for his uncle Charles Vyner Brooke (the 3rd White Rajah), who disinherited him. (Anthony Brooke is still alive today and now living happily in New Zealand - he is almost 100 years old)
"Sarawak is not British and it would be an anachronism if it were reduced from the status of a sovereign independent State to a Crown colony," declared Anthony Brooke, Rajah Mudah (Crown Prince) of Sarawak (January 1946 newspaper report)
May 1949 newspaper report
Above: Photo of me with New York City in the distance (September 8, 1999)
Below: My ticket to the observation deck of the World Trade Center (September 5, 1999)
Churchill denigrated as "mischievous" in Indian newspaper
Nehru takes control of India
Katrina Leung with Chinese President Jiang Zemin [photo from wikipedia]
Pope John Paul II makes public appearance in St Peters Square in the Vatican (June 1998) [personal photo]
Queen Victoria was unwilling to recognize the Rajah of Sarawak (the above firsthand account is by a member of the Brooke dynasty in the 19th Century)
The Barclay TWINS' mansion (or "palace"), Brecqhou (in the Channel Islands)
A souvenir from Guernsey in the Channel Islands...
The White Rajah escaped to Australia when the Japanese invaded Sarawak (January 1942 newspaper report)
Prime Minister Harold Holt with US President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House (Johnson later attended Holt's funeral in Australia)
Newsflash - Mr Holt Vanishes in Sea
Above: "George VI King Emperor" 1947 Indian coin [from personal collection]
Below: Rare 1879 Indian coin with portrait of Queen Victoria [from personal collection]
The last Viceroy of India, Lord Louis Mountbatten, riding an open carriage in India, 1947
Mountbatten's wife, Edwina, mysteriously died during a visit to Borneo. These photos show the casket with her remains being dropped into the sea.
Mountbatten, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria, and uncle of Prince Philip, shown here with Queen Elizabeth II. He was born as His Serene Highness Prince Louis of Battenberg, but German styles and titles were dropped in 1917.
Mountbatten's small sailing boat in Ireland, aboard which a bomb was detonated, killing him and several others. The bomb was planted on August 27, 1979
Televised funeral of Mountbatten in London, with full military honours
On 23 November 1979, THOMAS McMahon was convicted of murder for his part in the bombing
The Duke of Windsor writes of his train derailing in Western Australia - "Our carriage and the one just ahead toppled over on their sides and slid down the embankment with a terrifying clatter...."
On 30th May 2009, the movie "Wallis & Edward" was shown on Australian TV -
Newspaper article from the Argus newspaper (Melbourne), May 31, 1927
"Prix d'Amour" - the palatial mansion which mining magnate Lang Hancock built for his wife Rose and bequeathed to her on his death (it was demolished in 2006 as Rose wanted to downsize - the land alone was worth an estimated $40 million)
Lang and Rose celebrating Lang's birthday, June 10, 1987
Personally autographed copy of "A Rose by Any Other Name" - the autobiography of Rose Hancock. Signed "Rose & Willie" (she married Willie Porteous after Lang's death)
Visit of Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako of Japan to Sydney Children's Hospital (December 17, 2002) [personal photos]
Emperor of Manchukuo (Pu Yi) with Emperor Hirohito of Japan, during 1935 State Visit to Japan
Anne Boleyn
The above passage is from the book "Marriage with my Kingdom - The Courtships of Queen Elizabeth I" by Alison Plowden)
PHOTOS
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Limousine with US President Bill Clinton drives past Bellevue Presidential Palace in Berlin on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Berlin airlift (May 13, 1998) [personal photo]
President Chiang Kai Shek statue in Taipei, Taiwan [personal photo]
State Visit of Chinese President Jiang Zemin to the United Kingdom - Queen Elizabeth II and President Jiang Zemin ride the Australian State Coach to Buckingham Palace (October 19, 1999) [personal photos]
Princess Anne with China's Vice Premier Qian Qichen riding an open coach to Buckingham Palace (October 19, 1999) [personal photo]
Arrival of the Queen at Perth Airport (Australia) (March 30, 2000) [personal photo]
Top: The Queen leaving Government House in Perth
Middle + bottom: The Queen in Kings Park, Perth
(April 1, 2000) [personal photos]
National Day Celebration in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei (February 25, 2002) - The Sultan of Brunei arriving in his Rolls Royce [personal photo]
Palace of the Agong (King) of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur [personal photos]
"Queen of the Head Hunters", the autobiography of Sylvia Brooke, wife of White Rajah Vyner of Sarawak
Here's a photo of CHAI vegetarian restaurant
Sylvia Brooke writes about Rajah Vyner's death....
On 7th November 2008, I took these photos. The first is a sign that mentions FRENCHMANs Cap. In the second photo you catch a fleeting glimpse of FRENCHMANs Cap (photo taken from moving car on the Lyell Highway). It is the snow-capped peak in the background that you can just make out behind the tallest tree. FRENCHMANS Cap is a mountain in Tasmania.
DEJA VU - driving through Queenstown in Tasmania I snapped this photo of a hair salon called "Deja Vu"
Cyprien Katsaris autographed the above CD for me
On 12th April 2009, I watched a rare video of pianist Grigory Sokolov playing Brahms 2nd Piano Concerto in Helsinki on the 11th November 1987 (Finnish TV broadcast).
Photo of Jay Heifetz Photography taken by me on April 16, 2009 (its owner is the son of the legendary violinist Jascha Heifetz)
Here is Brooks Smith as he appeared in a rare promotional video for the RCA CD box set "Heifetz Collection" -
Heifetz in rehearsal with his accompanist BROOKS SMITH:-
Some views of ZION National Park in Utah, USA from September 30, 1999 [personal photos]
Some close-up views of
The Astana (Palace) in Kuching
[personal photos]
The imposing palace (Astana / Istana) on the north bank of the Sarawak River opposite the Kuching Waterfront, built in 1870 by the White Rajah of Sarawak as a bridal gift to his wife Margaret. It retains its importance as the official residence of the present-day Governor of Sarawak.
[click on any photo to enlarge]
Astana Palace - river frontage
Main gate of the Astana Palace
Astana Palace in the distance with the colourful buildings of Kuching's Chinatown in the foreground
Astana Palace lit up at night
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